refer to question: What specimen was compromised from Jake's tests? Why was it compromised? How could have they avoided the problem of drawing blood twice?

Drawing blood was Kara’s favorite skill she learned in clinical medical assistant school. She is pleased that Greenland Family Care Clinic draws lab work onsite rather than sending patients to an outpatient laboratory for phlebotomy procedures. Lindsay reviewed all of the procedures with her before she left on vacation, knowing that Kara would have the opportunity to perform phlebotomy on several patients. Dr. Dean has ordered lab tests on Mr. Jose M. Garcia, and Kara will need to draw his blood. This is her first “real” patient since completing her externship, and she is a little nervous. Kara looks at the lab requisition form and learns Dr. Dean has ordered a CBC with Diff, Serum Fasting Glucose, and Basic Metabolic Panel. Kara gathers the supplies and enters Mr. Garcia’s exam room with a smile. Do not forget to ask yourself questions like these: What should Kara do next? What is the appropriate color of tube(s) Kara needs to draw? Will Kara need to change tubes during this…

On a pathology report, the D&T dates for the gross description have been left off the dictation. Can the HDS reconstruct these dates? If so, how? If not, what is the next step to take with this pathology report?

The healthcare provider orders erythromycin 20 mg/kg/day every 8 hours in equally divided dose.The child weighs 44 pounds. How many rilligrams per dose should the nurse administer?