[Verified Answer]: Cindy Lee, a certified medical assistant…

Cindy Lee, a certified medical assistant (CMA) working in a gynecology office, leaves early one Friday before her office closes. When she returns on Monday morn ing, she finds a box containing agar plates for microbi ology specimen growth on the counter in the laboratory area. Cindy notices that the box has KEEP REFRIGER ATED printed on the outside, but it appears that the box has been left out all night, and the cold packs within the box are at room temperature. • Should Cindy be concerned about this situation? • Which phase of laboratory testing may be affected by this oversight?laboratory errors study case