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JShepard, I have been approached on this subject multiple times. There might be a loop hole. If the Nursing staff call it a "blood draw", it doesn't fall under the QSA regs for BB. If the nursing staff call it a "therapeutic phlebotomy", it does. What's the difference between a blood draw and a therapeutic phlebotomy? Nothing, except what regulations fall under it. The result is the same. I have been telling my nursing staff to call it "blood draw". Hope this helps Stephanie

This looks very similar to what we have.... though where do you document the description of the changes??

I'm looking for a creative way to document the changes to a procedure or document. Right now, we document the changes on a separate form that is reviewed and approved by Management. Ideally, I want to get rid of the extra paperwork and have the document changes accessible to Management and staff. I have seen procedures that have a "revision history" page at the end of the procedure that detail the change and version. Does anyone use this system?? Do you like it?? Is there any other ways?? Thanks Stephanie

Is anyone using Orsense for pre-donation hemoglobin testing?

Isensix

I have RNs working in our Donor Center. We don't require a BSN.

Has anyone tried to tackle electronic documentation in their department. I have actually started a project where ALL our quality control is documented electronically. As of now it consists of some excel spreadsheets and some forms. It sounds wonderful and I'm hoping it works out. I'm looking for some creative ways on how to deal with the completed electronic documentation. Do you print the completed forms for a regulatory binder. Do you put all the forms and spreadsheets in one BIG pdf file I just want it to look clean and but searchable too. Any suggestion?? Stephanie

Do you directly add it or is further dilution needed??

What is formula (recipe??) for making this up??

I believe.....Thermometers are placed in solutions similar to the components of blood. 10% glycerol solutions is determined to be similar to blood.

Does anyone know where we can buy the glycerol solutions used for the blood refrigerators?? The glycerol solution is the solution the sensors and thermometers are placed in the blood refrigerator. Thanks Stephanie

Am I the only one who HATES the quarterly alarm activation process??? Since we use a electronic temperature monitoring system (Isensix) to monitor our temps and alarms, on a quarterly basis we test the alarm activation. This process involves the archaic process of a water bath and temperature probes. I refuse to believe in this tech savy world, that there isn't a better system or process of doing this. Please tell me someone has figured this out!!!! Thanks Stephanie

Kirkaw, Do you happen to have the catalog number of the product you bought from ThermoScientific?

We are looking to purchase a new refrigerator thermometer bottle. The last one we have is from Barnstead/ERTCO, which was bought out by Fisher Scientific. And apparently they have discontinued all ERTCO products. Any recommendations, would be great. Thanks Stephanie

I'm in the process of updating our lookback policies and I'm having trouble determining what infectious disease markers actually REQUIRE (per FDA regulations) a lookback. So far, I have HIV, HCV and Zika. What WNV, HTLV or HBV??? Does anyone know if these are REQUIRED look-backs?? Thanks Stephanie