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betty ritzer posted a reply on Re: Waived competency - Hemocue

Friday, Jun 7, 2019 at 9:35 AM

Said: : "Sorry Carol....I was sited for doing QC for Hemocue because I was not the one testing patients.... whoever tests patients must do the QC... OR techs/ doctors didn't want to do the extra testing they were only interested in patient re...

Pet Maniquis posted a reply on Re: Waived competency - Hemocue

Friday, Jun 7, 2019 at 8:48 AM

Said: : "The deciding factor: Who use the Hemocue to test patients? If only the nurses use it, they have to do the QC. If the RT use it also, then they share in doing QC. The standards specify that users must do the QC. QC performance must b...

Danyel Olson posted a reply on Re: Waived competency - Hemocue

Friday, Jun 7, 2019 at 7:58 AM

Said: : "We use the 201DM for Hgb - I believe it's also the glucose meter but we do not use it for that. We are CAP accredited."

Kammy Smith posted a new Topic

Thursday, Jun 6, 2019 at 5:59 PM

Using NovaStat Strip to result other POC tests

: "We are putting a new H.Pylori test in our GI unit of the OR. They will be resulting their own test results or sending them to the lab and we will be resulting. I was told by our director that he had heard of facilities using their glucometers to result HCG in the OR. Are any of you currently doing this or know how to do this?"

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Peggy Mann posted a reply on Re: Waived competency - Hemocue

Thursday, Jun 6, 2019 at 5:09 PM

Said: : "Wait...did my husband get in into this conversation and change the topic mid way into an argument? so typical! The Hemocue DM201 Danyel mentioned is a glucose analyzer whereas the Hemocue 201+ is a hemoglobin analyzer. Danyel, you are not...