Ch1: Key Terms Flashcards
Advance Directive
Document stipulating the kind of life-prolonging medical care permitted for a patient.
Centralized Phlebotomy
Sample collection where the phlebotomist is part of the laboratory team and is dispatched to hospital units to collect blood samples.
Compatible
Substances that can be mixed without reacting with one another.
Decentralized Phlebotomy
Sample collection where all members of the health care team share responsibility to collect blood samples.
Demeanor
The outward behavior of an individual.
Esoteric
Laboratory tests that are not routinely done. These tests are often sent to another laboratory that spe-cializes in a specific test
Ethics
Professional code of conduct in the treatment of patients. Ingrained in this is a moral philosophy of how the phlebotomist treats the patient.
Examination
All processes that are done to perform the test(s) on the sample to achieve a result.
Failure
A case when the system does not meet user or customer expectations.
Pathology
Study of the nature and cause of disease.
Phlebotomy
Act or practice of bloodletting as a therapeutic or diagnostic measure.
Postexamination (Postanalytical)
Process in which the results of the testing are communicated to the health
care provider.
Preexamination (Preanalytical)
All processes that it takes to collect the sample and get to the point in which the testing of the sample can occur.
Qualitative Analysis
The chemical analysis designed to identify the components of a substance. The results from this analysis are released as a positive (present) or negative (not present) result.
Quality Assurance
Program that strives to have the health care facility guarantee that all areas are providing the highest quality and most appropriate level of care.
Quality control
Methods to monitor processes and confirm that processes are within the preestablished limits.
Quality improvement
Review and monitoring of outcomes to strive toward continuous improvement in performance.
Quantitative Analysis
The analysis of a substance to determine the amount or proportions of the substance. Results will be released as an amount, such as grams per liter.
Root cause
Analysis of an event to determine the actual reason for the incident and corrective action needed to prevent a recurrence.
sentinel event
An unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical and psychological injury.
threshold
Acceptable level of performance.
venipuncture
Collection of blood from a vein by penetrating the vein with a needle.
Administration
Keeps the hospital in compliance
Electrocardiography (EKG)
Monitors patients with cardiovascular disease
