California Association
for
Medical Laboratory Technology

Distance Learning Program

PATIENT IDENTIFICATION by Patricia L. Fawkes, CLS Kaweah Delta Healthcare District Transfusion Service Visalia, CA Course Number: 056-963 1.0 CE/Contact Hour Level of Difficulty: Basic CAMLT is approved by the California Department of Health Services as a CA CLS Accrediting Agency (#0021) and this course is is approved by ASCLS for the P.A.C.E.® Program (#519) 1895 Mowry Ave, Suite 112 Fremont, CA 94538-1700 Phone: 510-792-4441 FAX:  510-792-3045 Notification of Distance Learning Deadline All continuing education units required to renew your license must be earned no later than the expiration date printed on your license. If some of your units are made up of Distance Learning courses, please allow yourself enough time to retake the test in the event you do not pass on the first attempt. CAMLT urges you to earn your CE units early!.

This course is configured to be completed on-line. You can register for the course, submit secure payment using a credit card via PayPal, take the quiz on-line and receive your graded score.   If you pass, your certificate will be mailed to you from the CAMLT office. If you fail, you must submit new payment and obtain a new PayPal receipt each time you take the test.   A certificate will be issued only if you have paid for re-taking the course and you pass the test. If you want to submit your registration and quiz via fax or mail you should print the Adobe Acrobat version of the course which includes the required Registration/Quiz form.

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PATIENT IDENTIFICATION

INTRODUCTION:
In preparing for blood collection, each phlebotomist or other healthcare worker generally establishes a routine that is comfortable for him or her. Several essential steps are part of every successful collection procedure, but the most important task a phlebotomist has to do is properly identify the patient. Patient Identification is the process by which a worker verifies the fact that a patient is the same as the one described on the requisition or physician order. This continuing education unit will be emphasizing this important aspect of sample collection.

OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:
1. Discuss the importance of correct patient identification.
2. Define proper patient identification for both inpatients and outpatients.
3. Explain the two-step process of the specimen collection procedure.
4. Identify the difference between general labeling of a laboratory sample with the identification of a blood bank sample.