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Quiz 6
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Patient's Bill of Rights allows patients... | the right to refuse any and all medical treatments |
| PHI | Protected Health Information - part of HIPPA - any part of a patient's health information that is linked to information which identifies the patient is protected - illegal to release any of this without consent |
| HIPPA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - defines a set of standards and procedures for the protection of the privacy of health information |
| What petechiae indicates | tourniquet has been left on too long - may bleed excessively |
| Inadequate blood to additive ratio | will not give accurate results - not filling tube to proper amount according to additive needs (LT BLUE/LAV) |
| Examples of QA | (quality assurance) patient preparation, collection and transport protocols (involves QC-quality control and is part of TQM-total quality management) |
| Basal state | body's state after 12 hours of fasting and abstentation from strenuous exercise - why most draws are scheduled in the early morning |
| Diurnal variation | normal daily fluctuations in body chemistry related to hormonal cycles, sleep-wake cycles and other regular patterns of change |
| Expressed consent - Implied consent | expressed - patient verbally saying "yes" or when a patient signs consent implied - patient's action demonstrates consent |
| Allen test | utilized when performing ABG |
| Peripheral blood smear : amount of specimen and placement of specimen | 1mm drop - 1/2-1 inch from end |
| Peripheral blood smear : acceptable slides and spreader slide angle | must have a feathered edge (thin out farther from the original drop) - spreader at 25-30 degree angle |
| COC | (chain of custody) protocol that ensures the sample is always in the custody of the person legally entrusted to be in control of it |
| ABG | (arterial blood gas) determines levels of gas in blood - arterial draw, no alcohol, ice - usually done by RN |
| Elapsed time: draw and returning specimen to lab | stat- return asap to lab, most deliveries will occur within 45 min of draw but no more than 2 hours after draw |
| Aliquoting specimens | multiple samples from single specimen allow different departments to share a single sample - must be properly labeled indicating source and additive present - never combine specimens with different additives |
| Means of maintaining stool samples in the lab | must be brought to lab ASAP - kept at room temp. or refrigerated during transport and after delivery |
| Accession number | what all specimens are referred to in lab |
| Elements of negligence | 1.duty-prove defendant owed plaintiff a "duty of care" 2.dereliction-prove defend. breached duty or care 3. injury-must prove a legally recognizable injury occurred 4. direct cause-injury was sustained as a direct result of actions or inactions |
| Assault | unjustifiable attempt or threat to touch a person |
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