What level of training is required to don chemical protective clothing?

What should occur prior to filing lab reports from other physician offices?

a. The physician should sign and date the report. b. The patient should be called and told the results. c. The nurse should alert the physician to any abnormal results. d. A copy should be made for the doctor to review.

A throat swab is inoculated onto a sheep blood agar and then a rapid direct test for Streptococcus pyogenes is performed. The rapid strep test is negative. When streaking the agar plate, you should

A) flame the loop before beginning the final quadrant. B) flame the loop after completion of all quadrants. C) stab the agar in the area of the initial specimen placement after completion of the final quadrant. D) both B and C. E) all of the above