Table I.
The original questionnaire form applied to participants.
| Questionnaire for Training Related to Preanalytical Processes | |
|---|---|
| Name-Surname | |
| Date | |
| 1. Level of education | 11. Which of the following is not a preanalytical error? |
| Vocational school of health | Hemolyzed sample |
| Associate degree (2 years) | Sample with clot |
| Bachelor’s degree (4 years) | Inadequate or excess sampling Sample identification error |
| 2. Age | Sampling to the incorrect tube |
| Incorrect reporting | |
| 3. Years of experience working as a health professional | |
| 12. Which test is not affected by hemolysis? | |
| 4. Did you have any previous knowledge of the | CK / CK-MB |
| preanalytic process? | AST |
| Yes, I am aware of that | Potassium |
| Yes, I heard but not clear. | Glucose |
| No, I am not aware of that | LDH |
| 5. Have you been educated before about | 13. Please make the order of the tubes mentioned below? |
| the preanalytical error? | Blood culture bottle ( ) |
| Yes | Coagulation tube (blue cap) ( ) |
| No | Hemogram tube (lavender cap) ( ) |
| Biochemistry tube (yellow/red cap) ( ) | |
| 6. Which stage does the preanalytic process not cover? | |
| The identification of patient | 14. Which of the following tube/tubes are turned |
| The blood sampling and sample transfer to the laboratory | upside-down? |
| Analyzing sample and reporting the results | Biochemistry tube |
| Hemogram tube | |
| 7. What percentage of incorrect results are due to the | Sedimentation tube |
| preanalytical process? | Coagulation tube |
| 7% | All |
| 10% | |
| 30% | 15. In which tubes should not the clotting occur? |
| 70% | Hemogram tube |
| Sedimentation tube | |
| 8. Which disinfectant should be used before collecting | Coagulation tube |
| blood (except for ethanol analysis)? | All |
| Alcohol (70%) | |
| Betadine / Baticon | 16. How long the blood samples taken for biochemistry |
| Dry cotton | tests should be delivered to the laboratory at the latest? |
| 30 minutes | |
| 9. Is it possible to palpate after disinfection? | 1 hour |
| Yes | 2 hours |
| No | 3 hours |
| 10. How long the tourniquet should be kept? | 17. What are the most common error sources that you |
| 15 seconds | were informed? |
| 30 seconds | |
| 1 minute | |
| 2 minutes | |