Clinical Microbiology · stage 5 of 5

Standing behind the result

A microbiology result changes what a patient is given and, sometimes, who else gets contacted. By the end of this stage you can hold back a result that cannot be right, release the ones that can so they reach someone able to act, meet your public health obligations, and account for every request that came through the door.

Work through these in order

1. 1Catching results that cannot be rightEvaluation and Interpretation CM-EI-7
2. 2Recording results and the conversations attached to themReporting and Communication CM-RC-1
3. 3Releasing results so they reach a reader who can actReporting and Communication CM-RC-3
4. 4Passing specimens and findings to the right personReporting and Communication CM-RC-5
5. 5Notifying public health of reportable findingsReporting and Communication CM-RC-7
6. 6Accounting for every request that entered the laboratoryReporting and Communication CM-RC-4
7. 7Working up external proficiency challengesQuality Assurance CM-QA-1

This reading order is MLTPrep’s own. To browse the same material filed against the competency areas instead, go back to the Clinical Microbiology study guide.

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