Your first venipuncture request comes in at 6:30 am and happens to be in the emergency room. Once you have your request form, you proceed to look it over and verify that all information is correct. Everything on the lab requisition is correct. After properly entering the patient's room, you proceed to identify the patient. You ask the patient his first and last names and date of birth and check the wristband to verify all correct information. The patient's wristband is not on either wrist or even attached to his ankle. You cannot find the wristband. How would you proceed with this blood draw?

Question

A. Go to the nurse's station, print out a new patient wristband, and put it on the patient.
B. Take the new printed-out wristband from the nurse, attach it to the patient, and proceed with your blood draw.
C. Notify the patient's nurse that you cannot draw this patient's blood until he has a proper wristband attached to him even though this patient properly identified himself.
D. Obtain the blood sample due to the correct verbal patient identification.

Answer 1

Answer: C