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Perform quality control procedures in
3.5 accordance with institutional policies for new EPW
media, reagents, and stock culture organisms
Understand documentation & actions taken
3.6 I
when results are not in acceptable limits
3.7 Practice performing Gram stain until proficient EPW
Evaluate cultures to recognize what is normal
3.8 EPW
flora and what is significant.
Evaluate throat cultures & select next course of
3.9 EPW
action
Evaluate urine cultures to decide when
3.10 EPW
susceptibility testing is warranted
Evaluate vaginal cultures to recognize what is
3.11 EPW
normal flora and what is significant
Evaluate stool cultures to recognize what is
3.12 EPW
normal and what to process further
3.13 Evaluate body fluid cultures for pathogens EPW
Evaluate wound cultures to recognize what is
3.14 EPW
significant select next course of action
Evaluate respiratory cultures, including sputum
3.15 cultures. Recognize normal respiratory flora & EPW
significant pathogens
Recognize Streptococcus species & perform
3.16 tests to classify them according to the EPW / WQ
Lancefield classification test
Recognize & perform tests to identify
3.17 EPW / WQ
Staphylococcus species
Identify coagulase and DNAse test for
3.18 EPW / WQ
Staphylococcus species
3.19 Recognize and identify Haemophilus species EPW / WQ
3.20 Recognize and identify Neisseria species EPW / WQ
3.21 Recognize and identify Campylobacter species EPW / WQ
Recognize and perform biochemical tests to ID
3.22 GNBs, including lactose fermenter, EPW / WQ
nonfermenter, and other miscellaneous GNB
Discuss recording, reporting, and documenting
3.23 EPW
results
Identify which organisms are classify as alert
3.24 organism (should be informed to requester by I
phone)
Discuss which organisms are reportable to the
3.25 I
State Health Department
Perform Rapid test for Group A Streptococcus ,
3.26 EPW
include proper labeling, QC, and reporting
Perform serotyping test for Salmonella , identify
3.27 EPW
Salmonella typhi and Salmonella species
3.28 Perform EPEC serotyping test EPW
Perform identification test using VITEK
3.29 EPW
analyzer, API or REMEL strip
Completing all procedures in adherence to
3.30 laboratory SOPs, taking no shortcuts or EPW
unauthorized modifications of procedure