A Phlebotomy Supervisor Is Interested in Studying the Quality of the Point-Of-Care

question 78

Multiple Choice

A phlebotomy supervisor is interested in studying the quality of the point-of-care (POC) glucose results obtained from the tests performed by all phlebotomists. A valid quality indicator for POC glucose results for a given time period is:

• A) the number of acceptable quality control results from the chemistry department glucose instrument.
• B) the percentage of POC patient and quality control results properly charted.
• C) the percentage of patient reports printed or electronically delivered as scheduled.
• D) the number of acceptable survey results from the chemistry department glucose instrument.

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