Job growth for Phlebotomy positions is this compared to the job growth predicted for most other position.
What is much higher?
What is cytology?
Chemistry, hematology, microbiology, immunology
What are some common departments within a clinical laboratory?
You would expect this department to type and cross blood and prepare for blood transfusions.
This is the reason laboratories have different departments.
What is each department analyzes different types of specimens?
These goals are set by the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS).
What are perform the correct test, produce accurate test results, achieve the best outcome and perform the test at the right time?
This department of the lab studies a patient’s immune response.
What is immunology?
This department of the lab studies blood and its properties.
What is hematology?
A point of care test, usually CLIA waived.
What is a diagnostic test that is performed near or in the presence of the patient?
This nonprofit membership organization is concerned with providing information to the healthcare industry and the public regarding healthcare issues and trends.
What is the American Hospital Association (AHA)?
A person’s private health information is referred to as this.
Minimizing background noise and distractions are part of the communication guidelines for this impairment.
What is a facility that primarily analyzes specimens sent from other locations?
HIPAA is a federal law that requires this.
What is health information be kept private and secure and that organizations take special steps to protect this information?
This lab department will analyze specimen for cholesterol or glucose.
What is Chemistry?
By letting a patient know if you need to step away at any time and when you have completed the blood draw, you are following guidelines for patients with this impairment.
What is visual impairment?
Reporting abuse, following the requisition and assignments and performing tasks within scope of practice are guidelines for this behavior.
What is legal and ethical behavior?
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is the federal agency responsible for this.
What are Medicare and Medicaid?
Communicating directly with the patient, regardless of whether an adult child or caregiver is present is a communication guideline for this type of patient.
What is geriatric patient?
Guidelines for communicating with a pediatric patient includes this.
What is allowing parent/guardian to hold or soothe the child?
Collecting and analyzing specimens from patients.
What is what do clinical laboratories all have in common?
The Pathology department studies this.
What are the causes and effects of disease?
Negligence
What is An action, or the failure to act or provide the proper care, that results in unintended injury to a person?
In the microbiology department of the lab you would expect the staff to do look for this in specimens.
What are microorganisms?
These amendments on the federal level regulate staffing and operations of clinical laboratories.
What is Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)?