Problem

A. List two other terms that are synonymous with point-of-care- testing.

B. Identify four analytes whose levels can be determined through point-of-care testing.

C. Describe the most widely used application of point-of- care testing.

D. Explain quality assurance and its requirements in point-of-care testing.

E. List the steps and equipment in blood culture collections.

F. Discuss the requirements for the glucose and lactose tolerance tests.

G. Explain the special precautions and types of equipment needed to collect arterial blood gases.

H. Differentiate cannulas from fistulas.

I. List the special requirements for collecting blood through intravenous (IV) catheters.

J. Differentiate therapeutic phlebotomy from autologous transfusion

K. Describe the special precautions needed to collect blood in therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) procedures.

L. List the types of patient specimens that are needed for trace metal analyses.

M. Identify body fluid specimens, other than blood, that are analyzed in the clinical laboratory, and identify the correct procedures for collecting and /or transporting these specimens to the laboratory.

N. Describe the correct methodology for labeling urines specimens.

O. Identify specimens collected for microbiological, throat, sputum, and nasopharyngeal cultures and the protocol that must be followed when transporting these specimen`s analyses.

P. List the types of patient specimens that are needed for gastric and sweat chloride analyses.

Q. List three types of urine specimen collections and differentiate the uses of the urine specimens obtained from these collections.

R. Instruct a patient on the correct procedures for collecting a time urine specimen and a midstream clean-catch specimen.

S. Define toxicology and forensic toxicology.

T. Give five examples of forensic specimens and describe the role of the health care worker in handling or processing them.

U. Describe why drug testing is valuable and explain the role of the health care worker, or "collector" in federal drug-testing programs.

V. Define and describe the function of a chain of custody.

W. Describe how to detect an adulteration of urine specimen.

X. Lists two methods of measuring blood alcohol content and at least three factors that can affect testing.