ASCP Laboratory Operations VERIFIED SOLUTIONS TEST LATELY UPDATED

The laboratory manager receives a complaint from the ICU about turnaround times for coagulation tests. The first step in problem solving should be - ANSWER Gather data on current times by shift Which action by the phlebotomist will comply with the CAP patient safety goal "to improve patient and sample identification at the time of specimen collection" and The Joint Commission Patient Safety Goal to "improve the accuracy of patient identification"? - ANSWER Match the name and medical record number on the patient's ID bracelet to the nae and medical record number on the preprinted collection label If the information on a swab collected in the micro department is different from the information on the requisition form, what do you do - ANSWER Document error and communicate to the lab supervisor so that the risk manager conducts a root cause analysis Preanalytical variables in laboratory testing includes - ANSWER specimen acceptability The first procedure to be followed if the blood gas instrument is out-of-control for all parameters is: - ANSWER recalibrate, then repeat control A graph shows a positive correlation with points fairly close to the line. The new method can be described as - ANSWER good correlation with constant bias