How Should the Nurse Identify a Patient Before Obtaining a Laboratory

question 42

Multiple Choice

How should the nurse identify a patient before obtaining a laboratory specimen?

• A)Use at least two patient identifiers.
• B)Look at the chart before entering the room.
• C)Ask the patient his name.
• D)Check the patient's armband twice.

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Definitions:

Stroop Effect

demonstrates the cognitive interference where a delay in the reaction time of a task occurs due to a mismatch in stimuli; for example, the word "red" printed in blue ink.

Susceptibility

The likelihood or tendency to be influenced or harmed by a particular condition or phenomenon.

Distractors

Stimuli that divert attention away from the primary task or target, often leading to decreased performance.

Conjunction Searches

A visual search task where subjects search for an object that is defined by a combination of two or more features, such as color and shape, among distractors.