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SMPA - Nova StatStrip 12-Month/Annual Competency: Questions And Answers
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SMPA - Nova StatStrip 12-Month/Annual Competency:Questions And Answers
What are the two unique patient identifiers that are required to be checked
every time and on every patient prior to performing POC glucose testing ?
Right Ans - Full name and Date of birth
It is acceptable to perform a bedside glucose test on a fellow colleague when
they are not feeling well. Right Ans - False
Venous whole blood collected from a twin catheter must be used to measure
glucoses on the StatStrip glucometer for the critically ill patient. Which criteria
constitutes a critically ill patient at
SMMC? Right Ans - Any or all of the above
Decreased peripheral blood flow can occur, but is not limited to, patients with
severe hypotension, shock, hyperosmolar-hyperglycemia (with or without
ketosis) and severe dehydration. Right Ans - true
Quality control testing must be performed using two levels of bedside glucose
control solutions under which of the following conditions: Right Ans - All of
the above
How long are StatStrip glucose test strips good for once opened? Right Ans
- 6 months or the printed expiration date on the vial (whichever comes first)
Point of Care Testing (POCT) colleagues are responsible for performing
periodic proficiency testing within their regular workflow and ( as closely as
possible) in the same manner as patient testing. Right Ans - true
What must be done whenever a critical bedside glucose result is obtained?
Right Ans - Critical values must be reported to, read back by the patients'
physician (or house doctor), and documented in the patient medical record
within 30 minutes of receiving the result. The e-MAR documentation must
include the physicians' full name and the date and time of the call/notification.
When may you use another colleagues Operator ID number to perform POC
testing? Right Ans - never
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