Study Guide

Objective

Students are aware of the impact of pre-analytical factors on the results of laboratory examinations when guiding clients for specimen collection, when collecting specimen and carrying out POC tests. Students know how to collect and handle different clinical specimen carefully and safely and know the proper measures for their storage and transport. Students are able to answer for the safety and well-being of the client during the specimen collection. Students are familiar with multi-cultural issues in the client work of social services and health care. They know how to act according to the guidelines, values and ethical principles of clinical laboratory work, and are able to make decisions which are ethically sound. Students know how to act in line with the principles of good service in client work and in collaboration with other professional groups. They are aware of the quality management procedures of the laboratory. Students deepen their knowledge of specimen collection and are aware of the possibility of point of care testing in clinical laboratory work. Students are familiar with the basic concepts of quality management in clinical laboratory work and know ways of implementing quality management in clinical laboratory work.

Student is familiar with the quality methods and standards that guide clinical laboratory operations and also knows the basics of laboratory's auditing and accreditation procedures. Student is able to maintain practical measures of quality assurance and is familiar of biomedical laboratory scientist’s role as part of it. Student is able to evaluate the factors affecting the reliability of the results at different stages of the laboratory work.

Content

- procedures of specimen collection from children
- procedures of specimen collection in isolation
- gynecological tests
- multi-cultural issues in the client work
- the most common laboratory tests
- test results and reference values
- POC testing
- internal and external quality control
- patient data programs in laboratory and confidentiality in health care
- urine test
- evidence based practices in clinical laboratory prosess

Quality management concepts: internal quality control, external quality assessment, quality control, quality assurance, accreditation, certification, validation, acceptance criteria, alert thresholds.

Materials

Listed in Itslearning

Completion alternatives

-

Student workload

5,0 credits, 133h
1 ECTS equals 27 h student's work.

contact teaching 26 h
pair and team work 20 h
independent learning/e-learning tasks 87h

Content scheduling

Content
- procedures of specimen collection from children
- procedures of specimen collection in isolation
- gynecological tests
- multi-cultural issues in the client work
- the most common laboratory tests
- test results and reference values
- POC testing
- internal and external quality control
- patient data programs in laboratory and confidentiality in health care
- urine test
- evidence based practices in clinical laboratory prosess

Quality management concepts: internal quality control, external quality assessment, quality control, quality assurance, accreditation, certification, validation, acceptance criteria, alert thresholds.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Students are aware of the impact of pre-analytical factors on the results of laboratory examinations when guiding clients for specimen collection, when collecting specimen and carrying out POC tests. Students know how to collect and handle different clinical specimen carefully and safely and know the proper measures for their storage and transport. Students are able to answer for the safety and well-being of the client during the specimen collection. Students are familiar with multi-cultural issues in the client work of social services and health care. They know how to act according to the guidelines, values and ethical principles of clinical laboratory work, and are able to make decisions which are ethically sound. Students know how to act in line with the principles of good service in client work and in collaboration with other professional groups. They are aware of the quality management procedures of the laboratory. Students deepen their knowledge of specimen collection and are aware of the possibility of point of care testing in clinical laboratory work. Students are familiar with the basic concepts of quality management in clinical laboratory work and know ways of implementing quality management in clinical laboratory work.

Student is familiar with the quality methods and standards that guide clinical laboratory operations and also knows the basics of laboratory's auditing and accreditation procedures. Student is able to maintain practical measures of quality assurance and is familiar of biomedical laboratory scientist’s role as part of it. Student is able to evaluate the factors affecting the reliability of the results at different stages of the laboratory work.

Content

- procedures of specimen collection from children
- procedures of specimen collection in isolation
- gynecological tests
- multi-cultural issues in the client work
- the most common laboratory tests
- test results and reference values
- POC testing
- internal and external quality control
- patient data programs in laboratory and confidentiality in health care
- urine test
- evidence based practices in clinical laboratory prosess

Quality management concepts: internal quality control, external quality assessment, quality control, quality assurance, accreditation, certification, validation, acceptance criteria, alert thresholds.

Materials

Listed in Itslearning

Teaching methods

contact learning
e-learning
independent learning

International connections

contact teaching
pair and team work
theory and labs integration
problem solving, e-learning tasks

Completion alternatives

-

Student workload

5,0 credits, 133h
1 ECTS equals 27 h student's work.

contact teaching 26 h
pair and team work 20 h
independent learning/e-learning tasks 87h

Content scheduling

Content
- procedures of specimen collection from children
- procedures of specimen collection in isolation
- gynecological tests
- multi-cultural issues in the client work
- the most common laboratory tests
- test results and reference values
- POC testing
- internal and external quality control
- patient data programs in laboratory and confidentiality in health care
- urine test
- evidence based practices in clinical laboratory prosess

Quality management concepts: internal quality control, external quality assessment, quality control, quality assurance, accreditation, certification, validation, acceptance criteria, alert thresholds.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Students are aware of the impact of pre-analytical factors on the results of laboratory examinations when guiding clients for specimen collection, when collecting specimen and carrying out POC tests. Students know how to collect and handle different clinical specimen carefully and safely and know the proper measures for their storage and transport. Students are able to answer for the safety and well-being of the client during the specimen collection. Students are familiar with multi-cultural issues in the client work of social services and health care. They know how to act according to the guidelines, values and ethical principles of clinical laboratory work, and are able to make decisions which are ethically sound. Students know how to act in line with the principles of good service in client work and in collaboration with other professional groups. They are aware of the quality management procedures of the laboratory. Students deepen their knowledge of specimen collection and are aware of the possibility of point of care testing in clinical laboratory work. Students are familiar with the basic concepts of quality management in clinical laboratory work and know ways of implementing quality management in clinical laboratory work.

Student is familiar with the quality methods and standards that guide clinical laboratory operations and also knows the basics of laboratory's auditing and accreditation procedures. Student is able to maintain practical measures of quality assurance and is familiar of biomedical laboratory scientist’s role as part of it. Student is able to evaluate the factors affecting the reliability of the results at different stages of the laboratory work.

Content

- procedures of specimen collection from children
- procedures of specimen collection in isolation
- gynecological tests
- multi-cultural issues in the client work
- the most common laboratory tests
- test results and reference values
- POC testing
- internal and external quality control
- patient data programs in laboratory and confidentiality in health care
- urine test
- evidence based practices in clinical laboratory prosess

Quality management concepts: internal quality control, external quality assessment, quality control, quality assurance, accreditation, certification, validation, acceptance criteria, alert thresholds.

Materials

Listed in e-learning base

Teaching methods

contact learning
e-learning
independent learning

International connections

contact teaching
pair and team work
theory and labs integration
problem solving, e-learning tasks

Student workload

5,0 credits, 133h
1 ECTS equals 27 h student's work.

contact teaching 20 h
pair and team work 20 h
e-learning tasks 30 h
independent learning 63 h

Content scheduling

Content
- procedures of specimen collection from children
- procedures of specimen collection in isolation
- gynecological tests
- multi-cultural issues in the client work
- the most common laboratory tests
- test results and reference values
- POC testing
- internal and external quality control
- patient data programs in laboratory and confidentiality in health care
- urine test
- evidence based practices in clinical laboratory prosess

Quality management concepts: internal quality control, external quality assessment, quality control, quality assurance, accreditation, certification, validation, acceptance criteria, alert thresholds.

Evaluation scale

H-5