Application of quality control circle on collecting specimens of urine culture

Objective To explore the effects of quality control circle (QCC) on decreasing fraction defective of urine culture collecting. Methods QCC team was established. Followed the steps of QCC techniques, we analyzed the reasons of fraction defective of the urine culture, formulated countermeasures, and analyzed the results between before and after the implementation of countermeasures. Results The fraction defective of the urine culture declined from 10.37% to 2.46%, and objective achieved 111.72% with the progress rate of 76.28% after the implementation of countermeasures. Conclusions QCC program is a useful method to decrease fraction defective of the urine culture and regulate the standard of collecting. Meanwhile, the ability of the circle members was improved to resolve clinical problems. Key words: Quality control circle; Urine culture; Specimen; Fraction defective