To Report All Bloods: For GS only, do not report rare organisms/bacteria under
RESULT ENTRY report but under “Free Text”—Rare GNR/GPC/Yeast etc
-Scan and in “entry” type “bgs” for blood gram stain -Type “GPCCL or nomenclature” enter, next row gnr: gram neg rods -Type “called” enter, edit free text gpccl: gpc clusters Called to RN/MD etc gpccn: in chains By EMM gpcp: in pairs F5 for date/time gpcpc: in pairs and chains Call log Floor or place called ie 2G. FUNGAL SMEAR Verify In ‘Entry’ window type “smear” then enter STEP 2: NOW Go to “smear report” enter In ENTRY type “Pre” enter Then type “NoFe” for —no fungal element then verify Pos enter, next row type CIP and it will now read ‘positive culture in progress’ To Report India Ink ---type smera in entry window, enter Verify then type ‘negative’ if negative etc., verify. STEP3: Entry window type GPC, GNR, Yeast etc In media Description type All GUH GS Generic XAer GPCCL (from aerobic gram positive In Entry window hit F3. cocci in clusters etc) Now type “gs reviewed---XAer XXX” if see same thing as If it is 2 slides from Aero and Anaerobic, on the GUH; -XAna or Xaer second entry type “Obs” SPUTUM POOR SQ: BLOOD bottle/BLOOD SMEAR -entry type “reject” then verify FOR NOS (No organism seen), Scan accession -now type “Final” and in free text type “end” and In Entry window “Obs” called. Media Description text “end” Generic XAer NOS -F3 “called to, floor #, time etc” “Add” CHOCOLATE PLATE On label write “Aero/Ana NOS” TO REJECT SPUTUM: Find bottle inoculate chocolate plate (Put back Bactec) Type “Reject” on entry window then “verify”. Then on entry window type “Final” and on free-text window Verigene for Deceased Pats--Positive Bloods: type “End”—culture ended. Now “verify” Entry: bgs GPCCL Free text “Report to Chart”
READING GRAM STAINS
Body F/CSF/Device/Eye/Ear: WBC, Org, direct/conc Wound/Drain/Abscess: WBC, Epi, Org Tissue: WBC, Organism, tissue processing? Bronch Wash: WBC, Sq Epi, Bron Cili, Org (No S. Qu) Nonsurgical Wound/Abscess/ Eye: WBC, Epi, Org Bronch Brush: WBC, Sq epi, Bron Cili, Org, SQG, Sputum: WBC, Epi, Org, SQG, MBF (mix bac flora)
For body fluids and bloods, you need to call and report to the floor. Low magn High magn Rare < 1 <1 Few 1-9 1-15 Mod 10-25 16-30 Many >25 >30