SPECIMEN PROCESSING CH12
EXERCISES
Centrifuges - ✅✅ -Checking the speed calibration with a tachometer to determine if
the centrifuge setting and timer reflect accurate rotations per minute (RPMs) and
elasped time.
✅✅-Re-collection of specimen to confirm questionable results.
Patient results -
Specimen collection - ✅✅-Checking the quality of phlebotomy equipment prior to
use for specimen collection.
Patient identification - ✅✅-Using a two-identifier system to ensure that the correct
patient is being drawn
Refrigerations and freezers - ✅✅-Recording minimum and maximum (low and
high) temperatures on a daily basis to determine if stored items are maintained at the
correct temperature.
Analytical instruments - ✅✅ -Testing samples with known concentrations of an
analyte to determine if the instrument is functioning correctly.
Specimen labeling - ✅✅ -Reviewing specimen labels to determine if the required
information is on the tube to ensure correct patient identification.
Incubators and water baths - ✅✅-Recording temperatures to determine if the
instrument is at the correct temperature prior to use.
✅✅
the word ______ implies a state of excellence that earns the ______ and trust of
consumers - -quality ; confidence
✅✅
Quality is accomplished by ______ to a set of measurable _____ adopted by an
industry, such as healthcare - -adherence ; standards
✅✅
quality in the _______ of healthcare, including laboratory results, ensures patient
______ and customer satisfaction - -delivery ; safety
✅✅
laboratory tests are a _____ link that assists healthcare providers in _____ a
patient's medical ______ - -vital ; identifying ; diagnosis
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