Urine Pregnancy Screening for Research Staff. All Rights Reserved, Duke Medicine 2007 These instructions refer to the QuickVue One-Step hCG Urine test

Urine Pregnancy Screening for Research Staff

All Rights Reserved, Duke Medicine 2007

These instructions refer to the QuickVue One-Step hCG Urine test kit

Before testing a sample:

• Check product expiration, if expired discard kit.

It is considered Best Practice to:• Date and initial kit when

opening.


Who can perform the test?

• Following demonstration of clinical competency, research staff may perform the QuickVue One-Step hCG Urine Test.

• Competency must include the performance of a known negative and positive sample.

• Competency must be documented annually for employees.


Quality Control:

• According to the QuickVue manufacturer, external controls should be tested with each new lot or shipment of test materials.

• If the study team purchases the kits from DOCR, DOCR will QC all kits for the study teams.

• If the study team purchases their own kits, they will need to QC the lot themselves according to the QuickVue manufacturer instructions.

• The QC results must be adequately documented. Study teams may use the QuickVue One-Step hCG QC and Results log sheet, or a similar template of their choosing.


Procedure:

• NOTE: Do not use if foil package appears to have been opened prior to testing.

• Draw up urine into the disposable dropper and dispense 3 drops into the large round Sample well.

• Read result at 3 minutes. Note: Some positive results may appear sooner.

It is considered Best Practice to:• Label the Test Device with patient

History number or Subjects Study ID Number.


Interpretation of Results:

Negative Result: • Control:

– A blue line appears in the square next to the letter “C” for “Control”.

– Document the control reaction by recording “yes”.

• Patient:

– There is no change in the square next to the letter “T” for “Test”. The blue line is the only line present.

– Document the reaction by using either “NEG” or as a (–), minus sign.

– Record in the patient result column as “NEG”.


Interpretation of Results: Positive Result:

• Control:– A blue line appears in the square next to the letter “C” for

“Control”. – Document the control reaction by recording “yes”.

• Patient:– A pink line appears below the blue line in the square next to

the letter “T” for “Test”. Document the reaction by using “POS” or as a (+), plus sign.

– Record in patient result column as “POS”.

NOTE: ANY shade of a pink line in the Result Window should be interpreted as a positive result.


Interpretation of Results:

Invalid Result:

• If a blue line DOES NOT appear in the square next to the letter “C” for “Control”.

• Document the control reaction by using a “Invalid”.

The test should be repeated using a new QuickVue One-Step hCG Test.


Reporting Results

• Most errors occur when recording the results incorrectly!

• Fill in date, time, patient’s name and history number.

• Record the reactions of both the control and patient test window on the QC Log Sheet.

• Write “POS” or “NEG” as the interpretation of the patient’s test result.


Reporting Results Templates

Results may be reported on a template of the study team’s choosing. Here are two possible examples:

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Completion of Training:

• Trainer must observe your performance of commercial controls with a known positive and negative hCG test before you can perform patient screening.


Standard Safe Work Practices

• No food, drink allowed in the screening area• Area must have place for hand-washing• Area must have Biohazard disposal• Disposal is governed by the Medical Waste Management

policy on the OESO website: http://www.safety.duke.edu/safetymanuals/university/VII_3MedWaste.pdf

• Work area must be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition

• Procedures involving body fluids are to be performed in a manner to minimize splashing, spraying, spattering, and droplet generation

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Approved Trainers

• Ana Garcia-Turner, RPM Ophthalmology• Barbara Kurth, RPM Radiology• Bonnie Thiele, RPM, OB/GYN• Catee Mullen, RPM Heart Center• Deborah Hannah, RPM Dermatology• Eang King, RPM CFM• Holly Tiemann, DOCR• Sharon Minda, RPM Psychiatry• Terry Ainsworth, DOCR

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Documents

Urine Pregnancy Screening for Research Staff. All Rights Reserved, Duke Medicine 2007 These instructions refer to the QuickVue One-Step hCG Urine test