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Tim McCumiskey joined the group.

Friday, Jan 20, 2017 at 12:19 PM

Tim is POCT/QA Coordinator works at UMMC

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Lois Snider posted a reply on Re: Fingerstick Training

Friday, Jan 20, 2017 at 11:22 AM

Said: : "Hi Linda, I do direct observation every year for competency. If they do not perform the fingerstick properly they won't get a correct answer. Every year I find a handful that forget to wipe away the first drop of blood....so they do ...

Diana Meyer posted a reply on Re: Fern Testing

Friday, Jan 20, 2017 at 9:50 AM

Said: : "We train the RN in our OB/ED. They receive competency and blind samples. We switched to ROM+ about three years ago and found that although we have a few false positives (especially towards the end of pregnancy) we are happier than fals...

Pet Maniquis posted a reply on Re: Fern Testing

Friday, Jan 20, 2017 at 8:38 AM

Said: : "Please change your subject line in the email when you have changed the subject of discussion. It is quite confusing when we have hundreds of emails to sort through."

Pet Maniquis posted a reply on Re: Fern Testing

Friday, Jan 20, 2017 at 8:37 AM

Said: : "Most ER patients get a rainbow colored tubes sent to the lab. Even though a fingerstick is already done, Basic or Comprehensive Panel, almost always , is ordered on the blood sent to the lab. There will almost always a double check f...