Entry Level Competencies

In regard to Microbiology, Hematology, Chemistry, Body Fluids, Immunology, Immunohematology and Hemostasis, at career entry Medical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology students will be able to:

TASK

TASK DEFINITIONS

Define and/or Identify:

路       principles of lab procedures

路       standard operating procedures

路       sources of error in laboratory testing

路       fundamental characteristics of laboratory operations

路       safety and governmental regulations and standards as applied to the laboratory

Select:

 

路       procedural course of action for test

Prepare

路       instruments to perform test

路       reagents for tests

Perform

路       laboratory tests

路       quality control

Calculate:

路       results from supplied data

路       results from obtained data

路       statistics for quality assurance

Associate and/or Correlate:

路       laboratory findings and clinical data to assess test results and procedures

路       laboratory findings and Q.C. data to assess test results and procedures

路       laboratory findings with other laboratory data to assess test results and procedures

路       patient results with reference ranges

Analyze and/or Evaluate:

路       laboratory results to also include delta checks and critical values

路       quality control results to detect errors and take corrective action if needed

路       laboratory results to correlate with health and disease states

路       method validation to assess, compare and institute appropriate testing for the laboratory

Collector or Process:

路       specimens for analysis