Chapters 25-28

What is the primary focus of quality assurance?

To amend the system, procedure, or standard operating procedures, if deemed faulty

What is the overall purpose of a blood bank information system?

To track a blood product from the time of donation to the point of final disposition

Which of the following could be considered a final disposition of a unit?

Transfused

During the morning run, the computer system went offline for maintenance. This situation is appropriately referred to as_____________, and there should be a backup system in place.

downtime

A transfusion service employee proceeds to issue blood to an O-positive patient. She enters the unit number via the keyboard. The unit is typed as A-positive. What should appear on the CRT screen at this point?

A warning message signaling incompatibility between patient and donor