A deviation in these steps could mean the patient’s blood was mislabeled with another person’s identification label. This could cause devastating results for the patient, as well as possibility of financial burden to the establishment in resolving litigation. The National Patient Safety Goal 2015 recommends using at least two patient identifiers (The Joint Commission. 2015). The nurse should compare the lab labels to the patient’s armband while asking the patient to verbally confirm the name, and date of birth.
