The goal of the course, titled “Ready? Set? Test! Patient Testing is Important. Get the right results,” is to promote reliable, high quality testing and enhance patient safety by explaining steps of the waived testing process and to provide the learner with additional resources to assist on the job.
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By taking the course, CDC says the learner will be able to:
Ready?
1. Identify the basic requirements for performing waived testing.
2. Identify at least three good laboratory practices for preparing the laboratory or testing site to produce high quality test results.
Set?
1. Select at least two good laboratory practices that assure the right sample type is obtained from the correct patient.
2. Identify patient samples that are labeled correctly.
Test!
1. Identify at least two good laboratory practices for testing.
2. Identify at least two good laboratory practices for recording and reporting results.
Learn more about and register for the waived testing course by clicking here.
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