Application of correct patient identification principles across disciplines
| Discipline | Patient safety application |
| Obstetrics | How are newborn babies identified as belonging to their mother so that babies are not accidentally mixed up and leave hospital with the wrong parent (s)? |
| Surgery | If a patient needs a blood transfusion, what checking processes are in place to ensure they receive the correct blood type? |
| Ethics | How are patients encouraged to speak up if they do not understand why the doctor is doing something to them that they were not expecting? |