Explanation should include the

• importance of prevention of patient injuries or fatalities due to incorrect patient identification
• concept that most laboratory errors are pre-analytical and are the result of misidentification
• relevant medical and legal issues related to misidentification. 

Process/Skill Questions:

• What are the ramifications of incorrect patient identification?
• What forms of patient identification are acceptable in laboratory collection? Why?
• What steps can be taken to reduce patient identification errors?
• How do forms of identification differ depending on the procedure (e.g., for blood bank)?