POC testing: is it right for everyone?
Point-of-care testing takes select specimen analysis out of the laboratory and to the patient's bedside. To ensure its success, nurse managers must consider the method's appropriateness, staff support, and follow-up.
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Telemetry Services, Thunderbird Samaritan Medical Center, Glendale, Ariz., USA.
D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education; D018579:Patient Selection; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results