In-Service Lectures
NICL Laboratories provide scheduled lectures and question-and-answer sessions on the following topics:
Interpretation of Laboratory Profiles
- Discussion of Chemistry Profiles to evaluate organ functions
- Complete Blood Count (CBC)
- Reporting of Laboratory Values
Abnormal Laboratory Values
- Review of Chemistry Profiles
- Primary and secondary testing
- Discussion on handling abnormal laboratory results
Prothrombin Time and the International Normalized Ratio (INR)
- Factors influencing coagulation assays
- Discussion on laboratory procedures
- Standardization of result reporting (INR)
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
- Overview of therapeutic drug monitoring
- Optimum sample times
- Relationship between dose, serum concentration, and response
Review of the Advanced Standing Order System
- Laboratory forms and computer printouts
- Maintenance of the ASOS system/ordering laboratory test(s)
- Chart Audit and review procedure
Specimen Collection / Infection Control
- Procedures for collection of specimens for microbiology
- Optimum times for routine specimen collection
- Transcaddy specimen collection systems
Bloodborne Pathogens
- Discussion on OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogen Standard
- Exposure Control Plan
- Identification of potentially infectious items and materials
- Methods for preventing transmission of disease
- Universal Precautions
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
- Recommendation for control of disease - CDC Guidelines
- Infection vs. active disease
- Engineering controls and Respiratory protection
Dermatological Lice Infestation
- Discussion on Pediculosis and Sarcoptes Scabiei
- Skin Assessment/ specimen collection
- Control of Organisms
Isolation Precautions and Handwashing Techniques
- Discussion on infectious disease categories and modes of transmission
- Traditional Systems of Isolation - CDC Guidelines
- Handwashing for prevention of nosocomial disease transmission
Handwashing for Infection Control
- Discussion of epidemic transmission of microbes
- Handwashing indications - CDC Guidelines
- Handwashing techniques - CDC Guidelines
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
- Discussion on a special strain of a common bacterium
- Infection vs. colonization
- Factors influencing treatment and control of microbes
AIDS and Viral Hepatitis
- Body systems involved in the disease process
- Factors influencing transmission of disease
- Prevailing considerations for control of microbes
Nosocomial Pneumonia
- Clinical Symptoms
- Identification of causative microbes
- Measures required to control transmission
Hazard Communication
- Discussion on OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard
- Guidelines to avoid/prevent occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals
- Employee training requirements