Clinical ProceduresQuestion 45 of 100
Before running patient samples on a waived glucose meter, the medical assistant runs the low and high control solutions. Why is this step required?
a.To confirm the meter and test strips are performing accurately before patient results are reported
b.To warm up the patient's finger for the capillary stick
c.To satisfy the patient's insurance company
d.To calibrate the patient's own blood glucose target
Explanation
Running quality control at the required intervals verifies that the instrument and reagent strips give accurate, reliable results, and patient testing should not proceed if controls are out of range. Controls have nothing to do with warming the puncture site or with insurance billing. A patient's glucose target is set by the provider and is unrelated to instrument quality control.
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