CAP Pro Course - Point-of-Care Testing - Whole Blood Glucose Testing

Continuing Education Credits

• P.A.C.E.® Contact Hours: 1 hour(s)
• Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Science CE Credit Hours -
  General: 1 hour(s)

Objectives

• Demonstrate awareness of the important safety issues involved in the use of blood glucose meters.
• Describe the correct procedure for obtaining an acceptable sample for use with a blood glucose meter.
• Show knowledge of testing procedures and results obtained using a blood glucose meter.
• Explain the limitations of the glucose meters.

Course Outline

• Demonstrate awareness of the important safety issues involved in the use of blood glucose meters.
• Infection Control
• Hand Hygiene
• If a glucose meter is not cleaned after use, how long can the hepatitis B virus remain on the meter?
• All of the following statements about the use of hand sanitizer are correct, except?
• After performing a POC fingerstick glucose, an operator removes his gloves and washes his hands. For how long should his hands be washed?
• A nurse is about to perform a fingerstick glucose on a patient. The nurse removes three test strips from the vial and places them on the patient's bed...
• A nurse enters a patient's room to perform a point-of-care (POC) whole blood glucose test. The patient's roommate also has a fasting glucose ordered. ...
• An instrument operator tests two levels of control material on a glucose meter. The operator then cleans the meter and uses it to test a patient's glu...
• Describe the correct procedure for obtaining an acceptable sample for use with a blood glucose meter.
• Patient Identification
• Choosing an appropriate site for capillary puncture
• Preparation of Puncture Site
• Specimen Collection
• A phlebotomist is called to the nursery to perform a heelstick on an infant. What area of the heel should she use as the puncture site?
• Which of the following will produce the best sample for a fingerstick glucose?
• A nurse uses a lancet for a fingerstick. No blood appears on the patient's finger. All of the following procedures would help to obtain blood flow, ex...
• Before performing a fingerstick glucose, a nurse asks a clinic patient “Are you Joe Smith? And is your birthday 4/9/52?" Which of the following ...
• A POC whole blood glucose measurement is required on an inpatient. Which of the following would be acceptable for patient identification prior to test...
• Show knowledge of testing procedures and results obtained using a blood glucose meter.
• Test Preparation
• Performing Quality Control
• Performing Patient Testing
• Reporting Patient Results
• Which of the following is not necessary to ensure that glucose control vials are suitable for use?
• If the glucose meter you are using does not start after you apply blood to the strip, what could be the cause of this?
• The results of a fingerstick glucose are critical. When calling the result to the caregiver, all of the following need to be reported, except?
• An infant in NICU has a heelstick glucose done. The baby's nurse does not believe the result. What is the best way to confirm the result?
• What operator ID would a temporary, short-term health care worker (such as an agency nurse) use for glucose meter operation?
• Explain the limitations of the glucose meters.
• Appropriate Uses of Point-of-Care (POC) Glucose Testing
• Sources of Error When Performing Whole Blood Glucose Testing
• Off-Label Use of Glucose Meters
• A hospital is using a glucose meter that is not approved for use on critical patients. The meter is being used on all of their ICU patients. What does...
• If a test is classified as highly complex, who may perform the test?
• Your hospital is using a glucose meter that is not approved for use on critical patients. Which of the following patients could his meter be used on?
• A glucose result of 350 mg/dL was obtained using a bedside glucose meter on a diabetic patient receiving an intravenous immunoglobulin infusion. The p...
• A patient who has been diagnosed with polycythemia has an order for a point-of-care (POC) capillary whole blood glucose test. Knowing that a patient w...
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