Daily/Weekly/Monthly
What items do we check on a daily basis in office?
Oxygen Volume
Cholestech Optics
Verilert
How long are refrigerated optic cassettes valid for?
Until the expiration date on the box
Urine Strips are valid for?
3 Months
T/F If you run out of reagent for the strep kit, you should use the reagent from an unopen test kit to finish the box?
False
When do you check the EOC checklist?
Daily
What items do we check on a weekly basis?
Autoclave (If your office has one)
AED
O2 Supplies
Emergency/Epinephrine
How long are daily optic cassettes valid at room temperature?
30 days
Hemoglobin controls are valid for?
60 days
When do the cuvettes for HGB expire?
Expiration date on package / keep in original packet
What size masks should we have for the Oxygen tank?
Adult
Child/pediatric
Infant
What items do you check on a monthly basis?
Autoclave (If your office has one)
Controls (Urine/HGB/Glucose)
Expiration Dates
VFC (90-day vaccine aging report)
Vaccine refrigerator
If you take out the optic cassettes from the fridge how long do you have to wait to use them?
10 mins
Urine control vails are valid for?
30 days
Controls for Glucose expire how many days after the vial is opened?
30 days
What do we do after we put together a lab specimen that needs to be sent out? (Hint: Before we call the lab for pick up)
Document the specimen in the lab log binder
Do we check controls with each new lot number/shipment?
Yes
Control vials for the Cholestech last for how long?
30 days
Lead Control vails are valid for?
Once the box is done
Once liquid urine control is opened it is viable for?
30 days
When do the Glucose test strips expire once opened?
4 months
Why do we check controls with each new lot number/shipment?
To identify any shipment/temperature issues that could compromise the integrity of the test.
T/F the control vials for the Cholestech are located in the fridge?
True
Should the hemoglobin cuvettes stay in their original package?
Yes
You received a shipment of Covid with a lot number of 1234 in August and a new shipment with the same lot number today what should you do first?
Run a control
What is the name of the vaccines monitoring system?
Verilert