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I D E A S T H A T W O R K
I
'm a surgery center administrator with a background in post-par-
tum/nursery care. In that field, you band babies with parents to
make sure the correct baby goes home with the correct parent. I
carried that over to our pediatric patients. The parent that signs the con-
sent forms gets a wristband that matches her child's band. When we go
to the waiting room to call for a pediatric patient's parent, we know
we're connecting with the right person and there are never any mix-ups
in the recovery room. This has increased the safety of our pediatric
patients and decreased our risk of violating HIPAA laws.
Betsi Hambly, RN, BSN
Shepard CHC Surgical Center
Santa Maria, Calif.
bhambly@chccc.org
S A F E T Y C H E C K
ID Pediatric Patients and Their Parents
Betsi
Hambly,
RN,
BSN
z PERFECT MATCH ID wristbands ensure parents
and pediatric patients reconnect after surgery.
