Study Guide

Learning objectives

After completing the course, the student

- understand the organizational structure and operation of the clinical chemistry laboratory
- know the most common clinical chemistry tests and their importance in patient care
- can perform clinical chemistry tests in accordance with the clinical laboratory testing process
- knows how to take venous and capillary blood samples using different sampling techniques
- can explain the principles of the determination methods and use method information when evaluating the reliability of the results
- knows how to use information technology as part of the sample testing process
- can assess the quality of the entire clinical laboratory testing process
- knows the principles of patient and work safety in the clinical chemistry laboratory and knows how to act in accordance with them
- can take into account the principles of sustainable development
- knows how to act professionally in communication and interaction situations in working life
- can analyze and describe his skills for working life
- knows the rules, obligations and practices of working life in his field
- is able to answer for his own activities and their consequences and reflect on them in accordance with the professional ethical principles and values ​​of his field
- knows the characteristics of the information systems needed to carry out laboratory tests
- understand laboratory testing as a process-like IT implementation

Content

Practical training based on the course content of expertise field in the hospital laboratory:

- structure of organization and operation of clinical chemistry department
- customer service
- basic tests of clinical chemistry
- analytical methods of clinical chemistry
- quality management
- patient and occupational safety
- information technology
- working ergonomics
- the rules, obligations and practices of the working life
- bringing out and reflecting on one's own competence in a personal learning environment (blog)
- specialized laboratory and patient information systems

Materials

Literature used in prerequisite studies and literature used to broaden and deepen the topics of the practice

Qualifications

Theoretical and practical studies of clinical chemistry in UAS