MONTH/ANNUAL COMPETENCY. EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are the two unique patient identifiers that are required to be checked every time and on
every patient prior to performing POC glucose testing ? - ANS Full name and Date of birth
It is acceptable to perform a bedside glucose test on a fellow colleague when they are not
feeling well. - ANS False
Venous whole blood collected from a twin catheter must be used to measure glucoses on the
StatStrip glucometer for the critically ill patient. Which criteria constitutes a critically ill patient
at
SMMC? - ANS Any or all of the above
Decreased peripheral blood flow can occur, but is not limited to, patients with severe
hypotension,
shock, hyperosmolar-hyperglycemia (with or without ketosis) and severe dehydration. -
ANS true
Quality control testing must be performed using two levels of bedside glucose control solutions
under which of the following conditions: - ANS All of the above
How long are StatStrip glucose test strips good for once opened? - ANS 6 months or the
printed expiration date on the vial (whichever comes first)
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