MLAB 2431 Immunohematology

Selection of Controls for Antigen Typing Competency

Name ______Date ______

Attempt: 1 2 3

Student Instructions

1.  Your instructor will state an antigen for which you must select appropriate positive and negative controls.

2.  Use the antigram provided by your instructor to accurately select positive and negative controls for the antigen in question.

  1. Write the lot number and cell number of each control in the table below.

Antigen Assigned: ______

Activity / Write Answers Below
1.  Lot number of panel or screen cells used.
2.  Positive control cell number
3.  Negative control cell number
4.  List 3 antigens which donors MUST be tested for.
5.  List 3 antigens which DO NOT require testing of the donors.

Instructions for Faculty

1.  All shaded areas must be completed without error.

2.  A check in a shaded “Fail” box indicates the student has failed the competency.

3.  The number of checks in the non-shaded “Fail” column cannot exceed 2.

4.  If a student list an antigen in the wrong section, even if it is only one, the competency for that row will be marked “Fail”

Pass / Fail
1.  Accurately wrote lot number of panel or screen cells used.
2.  Selected appropriate positive control cell for antigen tested.
3.  Selected appropriate negative control cell for antigen tested.
4.  Accurately listed 3 antigens which donors MUST be tested for.
5.  Accurately listed 3 antigens which DO NOT require testing of the donors.
Yes / No
Competency Passed?

Action Plan for Failed Competency:

1.  Review antigen typing tutorial with student.

2.  Identify areas of weakness and remediate.

3.  Provide student with a practice antigen to select controls for and review results.

4.  Provide student with another competency for selecting controls.

5.  If the student fails a total of 3 times they fail the competency and the course.

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Faculty Member Date

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Student Signature Date