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Said: Last year, I experienced this for the first time in the 12 years I have been in POC.  We use the Sig Elite Hemochron ACT-LR.  The OR RN requested a different lot of cuvette, we didn't have a different lot available (We are a s...

Said: HI Jo and James,I agree with James. Do not omit the PP slides. Maybe allow them opportunity to review the slides before the training but still go through the lecture. I am sure they did not rush through med school.

Said: My thoughts on this are that title does not exclude an individual from the type of training that other testing personnel will receive in order to be deemed properly trained and able to demonstrate competency. Having a standardized train...

Said: We have a robust user population that is very diverse in professional roles. You would, at minimum, be required to follow your institutions policy on training. If you are accredited, you would be required to have a policy on that. For i...

Said: Hi Jo,  I, too, train anesthesiologists to perform blood gas and while I structure their training to "meet them where they are" (i.e., having very limited time and anxious to return to patient duties), I do not skip the explana...