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Scenario 2 and 3

2. SCENARIO: You've walted 8 minutes for the test result to come back. Upon reading, there is a distinet, dark solid colored band in the Control Position, and no visible line in the Test Position. You report a negative result to the physician, and so they go in with the patient, and shortly afterwards the patient leaves. Several minutes later, you go back to the lab to discard the immunoassay, and notice there is a very faint line which has formed in the Test Position. Is this a valid test result? What would you do to address this? 3. SCENARIo: You are performing a capillary puncture procedure on a 13-year old female patient for the purpose of mononucleosis POC testing. The patient's mother is saying "you'd better hope this isn't positive, this is a kissing disease! You'l be in big trouble." What might you do in this situation? MacBook Air

Answer 1

Scenario 2

Immunoassays are determined to be read between 3-5 minutes. The changes after that are not recommended to be considered.

The test position changes after the recommended time could be an evaporation line.

First Response HIV 1-2-0 Card Test must be interpreted at (reading time) 15 minutes. Interpretation after 15 minutes is invalid.

Interpretation of the test result after stipulated time is not recommended. The test results must be interpreted within or at the recommended time.

The appearance of a line after the stipulated time is not considered as a valid test result.

The interpreter has to wait adequately to interpret the results.

Scenario 3

The nurse can engage in effective communication with the child while remaining calm. Lighten the situation by explaining the procedure to the child and family. Explain to the child that, the procedure is just a diagnostic method and reassure the child that the best treatments will be provided to her.

Explain the importance of reassurance to the parents in confidence. The parent’s support and reassurance are very essential in managing the stress of children. Many studies report that the parent’s behaviours may have a greater influence on a child’s pain coping than health care professional behaviours.