HCA 240 Week 4 CheckPoint 1 Blood Bank Supervisor
HCA 240 Week 4 CheckPoint 1 Blood Bank Supervisor (2 Sets) Recent
CheckPoint 1: Blood Bank Supervisor
• Resources: Ch. 8 of Human Diseases and the glossary located on the text companion
Web site at http://wps.prenhall.com/chet_mulvihill_humandisease_6
• Due Date: Day 3 [Individual] forum
• Refer to Ch. 8 of the text and navigate to the glossary on the text companion Web site by
selecting any chapter, then selecting Audio Glossary on the left side of the page. Use
both resources to research your answer.
• Post your response to the following: You are the supervisor for the Axia College Blood
Bank. One day during a blood drive, a student donating blood asks “What exactly is in
whole blood?” Answer the student’s question in 150 to 200 words by explaining the
purpose of the following blood products: plasma, red blood cells, and platelets. Make
sure your explanation can be easily understood by the blood donor, who has not taken
any science classes