Chapters 1-3 Flashcards
Laboratory procedure manual
States policies and procedures for each test/practice.
- must be available to all laboratory employees
- Must be updated annually
Safety Manual
Contains procedures related to:
- Chemical, electrical, fire and radiation safety
- Exposure Control
- Disaster Plan
- Handling hazardous materials
Quality Assurance
A program or process designed to prevent problems in the future
-Helps ensure quality patient care by tracking outcomes through scheduled reviews of the following: Appropriateness
Applicability
Timeliness
Quality Control
Component of a quality assurance program and a form of procedure control
-Uses operational checks to ensure procedures are performed correctly
-Identifies weakness in process at the practice level which cause poor patient service and lab errors
REQUIRES:
Adhering to rules or standards
Using checklists and monitoring performance
Blood bank/Immunohematology
blood for transfusion
Microbiology
Microorganisms in body fluids and tissues
Urinalysis
Urine tests
Serology/Immunology
Serum and autoimmune reactions
Chemistry
Lab tests
Coagulation
Ability of blood to form and dissolve clots
Hematology
Blood and blood-forming tissues
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
What is HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act)
Established national standards for electronic exchange of PHI (Protected Health Info)
- Safeguards confidentiality of protected health info
- States patients must be informed of rights
- Disclosure PMI (personal medical info) requires written authorization
Continuing Education
Education required by most licensing and certifying agencies
Certificate
A document (recognition) granted by agency
Capillary Puncture
Blood Collection via a lancet puncture of skin
Venipuncture
Blood collection via a needle insert
What are the two most important skills of a phlebotomist
Confidence and professionalism
Stone Age
Used crude tools to cut vessels and drain blood from the body
Egypt (1400 BC)
Applied leeches to patient for bloodletting
Hippocrates (460-377 BC)
Health depended on balance of 4 humors in body:
-blood, phlegm, black bile, yellow bile
Bloodletting was used to remove excess humor
Venesection
Cutting vein to bleed patient