Criterion 5.3.1 PATIENT IDENTIFICATION

 Standard 5.3 Patient safety objectives.

Patient safety goals are implemented in patient safety efforts.

Puskesmas develops and implements patient safety targets as an effort to improve service quality.

a. Criterion 5.3.1

The patient identification process is carried out correctly.

1) Main Thoughts:

a) Misidentification of patients can occur at the Community Health Center during service as a result of staff negligence, the patient's state of consciousness, bed changes, or other conditions that cause mistaken identity.

b) Patient identification policies and procedures need to be developed, including identification of patients in special conditions, for example patients who cannot identify themselves, have decreased consciousness, are in a coma, have mental disorders, come without clear identification, and there are two or more patients who have the same or similar names. .

c) Identification must be carried out using at least two relatively unchanged identification methods, namely full name, date of birth, medical record number, or population identification number.

d) Identification must not use the room number or location of the patient being treated.

e) The correct identification process must be carried out starting from screening, at the time of registration, and every time a diagnostic procedure, action procedure, medication administration and diet administration are carried out.

2) Assessment Elements:

a) Patient identification is carried out before diagnostic procedures, procedures, medication administration, immunization and diet administration are carried out in accordance with established policies and procedures (R,D,O,W).

b) Correct identification procedures are carried out if patients with special conditions are found as mentioned in the Main Ideas in accordance with established policies and procedures (R,D,O,W).