CAP Pro Course - Phlebotomy - Specimen Collection for Workplace Urine Drug Testing Programs and Forensic Drug and Alcohol Testing

Continuing Education Credits

• P.A.C.E.® Contact Hours: 1 hour(s)
• Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Science CE Credit Hours -
  General: 1 hour(s)

Objectives

• Recognize the importance of the legal admissibility of clinical laboratory testing by addressing current chain of custody (CoC) identification procedures and recognized laboratory security measures for workplace urine drug testing.
• Describe the essential requirements of proper urine specimen collection and handling for workplace urine drug testing, including accurate specimen identification and CoC documentation.
• Define the characteristics of an acceptable urine specimen for workplace urine drug testing.
• Identify the appropriate CoC steps necessary to avoid potential adulteration or tampering of a urine sample submitted for workplace urine drug testing.
• Explain the proper specimen collection procedures for legal blood alcohol testing.

Course Outline

• Recognize the importance of the legal admissibility of clinical laboratory testing by addressing current chain of custody (CoC) identification procedures and recognized laboratory security measures for workplace urine drug testing.
• What is Chain of Custody (CoC)?
• Proper Identification (ID) of Donors
• Security and Controlled Access to Specimens
• A new housekeeping employee is working alone, cleaning the designated laboratory section where workplace urine drug testing specimens are processed. C...
• To prevent sample tampering, donor specimens for workplace urine drug testing are considered "in custody." Which of the following statements describes...
• An employee at Memorial Hospital is required to submit urine for a workplace drug test at the outpatient laboratory. They arrive at the site with a ur...
• Describe the essential requirements of proper urine specimen collection and handling for workplace urine drug testing, including accurate specimen identification and CoC documentation
• Proper Specimen Identification (ID)
• Chain-of-Custody (CoC) Forms
• Chain-of-Custody (CoC) Sample Handling
• Workplace Urine Drug Testing Specimen Collection, Handling, COVID-19, and Safety
• Which of the following laboratory criteria is not a part of proper chain-of-custody (CoC) sample handling?
• Anne, a phlebotomist, is labeling urine collected for a workplace urine drug test; the donor of the sample has already left the collection area. As th...
• A collector has just received freshly voided urine from an employee donor having workplace urine drug testing today. The collector realizes they do no...
• Define the characteristics of an acceptable urine specimen for workplace urine drug testing.
• Types of Urine Collections for Drug Testing Programs
• Acceptable Urine Containers
• Acceptable Urine Volume
• Acceptable Urine Temperature
• Split Specimen Guidelines
• What is the minimum amount of urine that can be collected for a single (non-split) collection for a workplace urine drug test?
• A donor/employee has provided a urine specimen to an authorized collector in the outpatient laboratory for workplace urine drug testing. The urine sub...
• A donor/employee just collected and submitted a urine sample for workplace urine drug testing to an authorized collector. As part of the process, the ...
• Identify the appropriate CoC steps necessary to avoid potential adulteration or tampering of a urine sample submitted for workplace urine drug testing.
• Collection Issues and Refusal to Test
• Signs of Specimen Adulteration or Tampering
• Prevention of Specimen Adulteration or Tampering
• A Review of the Chain-of-Custody (CoC) Procedure for Urine Drug Testing
• What option might a collector have in the workplace urine drug testing process if a donor refuses to wash their hands prior to collection of a urine s...
• After a urine sample is collected for a workplace urine drug test, the temperature of the specimen is read by the authorized collector and recorded on...
• A long-time employee is in the specimen collection process for a random workplace urine drug test. Upon voiding into the container, the donor flushes ...
• Explain the proper specimen collection procedures for legal blood alcohol testing.
• Guidelines for Forensic (Legal) Blood Alcohol Testing
• Forensic (Legal) Blood Alcohol Collection Requirements
• Which of the following is an acceptable antiseptic to use when drawing a blood alcohol specimen?
• A female patient is brought to Memorial Hospital by an emergency medical services (EMS) team after a multiple car accident. She has been treated in th...
• A person involved in a single car accident has been brought into the emergency department at Memorial Hospital by law enforcement. The officer escorti...
• References
• References

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