Week 6 - Provision of Care - Blood Safety, Waived Testing

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* 1. Please add your name and department.

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* 2. True or False: When checking patient's identifiers before giving blood, the patient's room number can be used.

True

False

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* 3. Blood transfusion needs to be started within how long from the time it was released from the Salinas Valley Health Blood Bank.

2 hours

15 minutes

30 minutes

Whenever you get around to it

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* 4. What may be signs of a transfusion reaction?

Fever, rash, chills, headache, back pain, change in status

Fever, diarrhea and headache

Rash and stomach pain

Change in status and leg pains

All of the above

a only

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* 5. There is a suspected blood transfusion reaction. What should be done?

Nothing, the patient will be fine

Stop the transfusion

Keep the IV open

Contact the physician and Salinas Valley Health Blood Bank

All of the above

b, c, and d

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* 6. Identify 3 examples of a waived test (Point of Care) separated by commas.

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* 7. POC test strips are good for how long?

Through the expiration date on the vial

Until they are all used up 6 months later

90 days

Until lab brings another strip vial

All of the above

a only

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* 8. True or False: The result of the POC test does not need to be recorded in the patient record.

True

False

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* 9. If the cap on the POC test strips is loose or left off is it still good to use?

Yes

No

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* 10. The POC control solution expiration date is smudged and unreadable. Should it be used?

Yes

No