identification of condused/agitated patients who decline arm band/other Identifiers

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Laurie Willhite
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identification of condused/agitated patients who decline arm band/other Identifiers

Hello! For patients who refuse to wear an arm band and are unable or unwilling to provide confirmation of 2 identifiers, what do you have in your policies?

Document, and then do you only provide emergency/life sustaining treatment until they agree to arm band or can state identifiers? Ask them sign a waiver (competency issues!)

Thanks!

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