الساعة ٩ صباحاً، ممرضة تجهّز أدوية مريض في سرير ١٢. المريض يرد على اسمه، لكن سوار التعريف غير موجود لأنه قُصّ أثناء تركيب كانيولا جديدة. ما التصرف الصحيح؟

At 09:00 a nurse is preparing medications for the client in bed 12. The client answers to his name, but his ID band is missing because it was cut off during a new IV insertion. What is the correct action?

1. Delay the medications until a new band is applied and two identifiers are checked
2. Ask the family member to confirm the client’s name, then give the medications
3. Give the medications after the client states his full name and date of birth
4. Give the medications after matching the bed and room number with the MAR

Answer: A) Delay the medications until a new band is applied and two identifiers are checked. Identification needs two identifiers matched against an authoritative source such as the ID band. A verbal answer from the client or family has nothing to be matched with, and a bed number is not an identifier because it changes. The safe choice is a short delay until the band is replaced.