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Closing the safety loop: evaluation of the National Patient Safety Agency's guidance regarding wristband identification of hospital inpatients.

Sevdalis N, Norris B, Ranger C, et al. Closing the safety loop: evaluation of the National Patient Safety Agency's guidance regarding wristband identification of hospital inpatients. J Eval Clin Pract. 2009;15(2):311-5. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2753.2008.01004.x.

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April 29, 2009
Sevdalis N, Norris B, Ranger C, et al. J Eval Clin Pract. 2009;15(2):311-5.
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Nonstandardized patient wristbands have been identified as a potential safety hazard. In response, the United Kingdom's National Patient Safety Agency developed and disseminated a policy for wristband identification in 2005. This study found satisfactory implementation of the policy overall and identified some of the common barriers to implementation.

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Sevdalis N, Norris B, Ranger C, et al. Closing the safety loop: evaluation of the National Patient Safety Agency's guidance regarding wristband identification of hospital inpatients. J Eval Clin Pract. 2009;15(2):311-5. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2753.2008.01004.x.