Competency Assessment

Ascencia: Contour

     

 

 
 
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Glucose test strips must be stored:

a.  Away from direct sunlight

b.  Both a and c are correct

c.  At room temperature

d.  At refrigeration temperatures (2 -8 Celsius)

        

 

Use of the Ascencia meters is limited to screening and monitoring purposes; therefore, a diagnosis of diabetes cannot be made just based on an elevated test result.

True

False

     

 

The Ascencia glucose control solutions are stable only good for _______ after opening.  The new expiration date for a brand new control set opened on 11/5/07 is ___________, and should be written on both vials to prevent their use beyond expiration.

24 months; 11/5/09

12 months; 11/5/08

6 months; Cinco de Mayo, 2008 (5/5/08)

3 months; 3/5/08

         

 

4. Which of these statements regarding Contour test strips are true?

a.  The Contour strips are in a multi-vial;

b.  The control ranges are printed on the box, and one MUST be sure to copy off the control ranges onto the QC sheet before discarding the strip box;

c.  The lid of the strip vial must be kept tightly shut between uses to avoid humidity ruining the strips;

d.  Both b and c are correct

e.  All of the above

    
 

 

Ascencia glucometers must be cleaned:

After each patient use

Once a week

Once a month

The Ascencia meters are maintenance free.

    

 

It is acceptable to report the patient results if one of the controls is out.

True

False

                          

 

A critical blood glucose result for an adult is a value that is _____________.  If the result displayed by the screen is  "HI",  this means the glucose result is _________.

less than 50 mg/dl  or greater than 450 mg/dl; greater than 600 mg/dL

less than 10 mg/dl  or greater than 600 mg/dl; between 110 and 600 mg/dL

less than 30 mg/dl  or greater than 300 mg/dl; between 300 and 600 mg/dL

less than 40 mg/dl  or greater than 110 mg/dl; between 110 and 300 mg/dL

    

 

As of 2005, JCAHO requires documentation of blood glucose results in the medical record include:

The control lot number in use

The strip lot number in use

The glucometer serial number

The glucose reference (normal) ranges

  

 

Interfering substances are those substances which may lead to lower or higher BG results (depending on substance type).  Manufacturers are obligated to disclose those substances.  Which of the following are interfering substances when using the Ascencia Contour meter? 

Maltose, Xylose, Galactose (elevated result)

Bilirubin levels > 20 mg/dl (elevated result)

a & b

No interfering substances

   

 

In addition to day of patient testing, controls must be performed when:

A new lot of strips or controls is opened

After battery changes

The meter has been dropped

The patient's clinical symptom's do not really correlate with the BG result

All of the above