Point-Of-Care Testing
Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) certification is an annual requirement for staff who work in clinical areas approved by the Medical Director of Laboratories to perform testing. Particular staff roles (for ex. RN, LPN, etc) must also be approved to perform POCT. If you are unsure as to whether your role and/or unit has been approved to perform POCT, please contact your supervisor.
Exactly one year after your last training, your access code for glucometers expires and is turned off. So, if you attended Clinical Orientation between February 2009 and September 2009, you should attend Spring Safety Fair to be retrained in order to keep your access current. If you wait till Fall 2010, you will be out of compliance and your access will be terminated.
