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| Legal action where injured party sues for damages |
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| Significant gaps in quality of testing practices lead to development of |
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| Good laboratory practices (GLPs) |
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| Level of care that ordinary person would exercise |
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| Deceitful practice or false portrayal of facts |
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| Continuous quality improvement involves |
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| Identifying situations that pose risks to employees |
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| Quality system essentials (QSEs) |
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| Accompanied by quality indicators that monitor workflow |
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| Oversee administration of CLIA 88 |
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| One party questions another under oath while court reporter present |
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| Found in procedure manual |
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Purpose of procedure
Required equipment
Revision dates
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| Internal process focused on identifying situations that pose dangers |
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| Facility-wide risk management |
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| CLIA categorizes certificates for labs by |
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| Labs that perform high-complexity testing |
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| Subject to routine inspection |
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| Sentinel Event CQI program purpose |
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| Prevent unfavorable events from happening again |
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| If sentinel event occurs, HCO required |
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| Monitor improvements to see if effective |
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| Made up of preanalytical, analytical, and post-analytical processes |
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| Monitor all aspects of patient care |
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| Agency with approval process for phleb programs |
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| Misidentifies patient and could cause death or serious injury, what wrongful act |
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| Federal regulations that established quality standards for all labs |
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| Agency that sets standards for phleb procedures |
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| Area of phlebotomy not subject to QC |
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| Why were results inconsistent |
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| Didn't compare with previous results after delta check |
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| Provides voluntary lab inspections |
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| Prohibit use of outdated evacuated tubes |
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| Tubes may not fill completely |
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| Checking expiration dates of evacuated tubes |
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| Threshold value of QA indicator is exceeded |
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| Corrective action plan is implemented |
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| Checking needles for blunt tips and small barbs |
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| Preanalytical factor not always under phleb control |
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| Chronologic record of patient's care |
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| Failed venipuncture from site and later pain, what claim |
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| Information not included on performance improvement plan |
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| Suggestion for new guidelines |
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| Contamination rate for BCs will not exceed national rate |
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| Lab document decribes steps to follow |
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| Drawing blood wihtout patient permission |
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| Step in risk management process |
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| Would not violate patient's right to confidentiality |
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| Sharing information on a "difficult draw" with coworker |
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| Unauthorized release of confidential patient information |
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| Legal proceedings between private parties |
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| Phleb fails to report significant changes in patients condition |
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| Patient told to remain still or will be restrained |
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| Patient agrees to treatment after explained |
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| Period where injured party can sue |
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| Performing duties in same manner as any reasonable person |
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| Doing something reasonable person would not do |
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| Patient extends arm and pushes up sleeve |
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| 12 yr old was restrained and blood drawn |
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| Standard of care used in phlebotomy malpractice cases based on guidelines from |
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| Action points to negligence |
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| Causing harm as result of violation of duty |
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| Gathering information by taking statements and interrogating parties involved |
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| Standard of care influenced by what organization |
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| Lawsuit filed against phleb, in proceedings phleb is |
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| Not meeting Immediate threat to health and safety category |
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| Serious problems with specimen labeling and handling |
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| NPSG specified goals for 2010 |
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| CLIAC's role in assisting CMS |
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| Purpose of Office of quality monitoring |
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| Evaluate and track complaints related to care |
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| Phleb found guilty of A&B can not be tried civilly |
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| Phleb who tries to draw blood without first getting consent can be charged with A&B |
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| Invasion of privacy can include entering room without permission |
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| Hospital can avoid legal responsibility by contracting out |
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| Minor is anyone who has not reached age of majority |
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| Patient holds out their arm that is implied consent |
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| Anyone working for medical facility treating patient has right to review medical record |
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| Regardless of work experience, periodic review of technique is necessary for QA |
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| Phleb working in outpatient must have patient state name and DOB |
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| CAP and joint commission demand procedural manuals be updated annually |
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| Failure to exercise due care is res ipsa loquitur |
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| Organization that develops and sets standards for labs |
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| Young adult comes to outpatient lab, what should phleb know |
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Age of majority in the state
Date of birth of the patient
Name of the patient
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| Comparing current test results with previous one |
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| Failure to exercise due care |
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| Oldest and largest healthcare standards-setting body |
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| Monitor all aspects of lab work |
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| Describes necessary steps to follow in patient preparation |
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| Specimen collection manual |
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| Patient agrees to procedure after being told of consequences |
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| Employer of a phleb who injures patient during draw is sued |
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| Commission's annual safety requirement goals |
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| Quality indicator for test requesting |
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| Statute of limitation timing begins |
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| On day negligent act took place |
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| CLIA regulations administered by |
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| Necessary element of risk management |
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Education
Evaluation
Identification
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| CMS are regulations administered by CLIA 88 |
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| Delta checks compare current results with that of prior testing for same patient |
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| Documentation is not component of QA |
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| Safety manual states policies and procedures applied to each test |
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| Infeciton control procedure manual outlines hand washing and other decontamination procedures |
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| Incident reports should state feelings not facts |
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| Performance improvement plans are used when counseling or suspension is necessary |
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| Near miss/occurrence report form is used when error is made in specimen ID, labeling, collection |
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| Assault involves intentional harmful or offensive touching of another person without consent |
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| Legal document must be factual and legible |
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| Civil action is concerned with involved events between twp private parties |
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| Patients may not refuse phlebotomy on basis of religion |
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| Fraud is false portrayal of facts either by words or conduct |
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| If employee performs act outside boundaries of their training they may be held solely responsible |
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| Procedural manual must be made available to all lab employees |
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