Abstract:
A discriptive cross sectional study was carried out retrospectively using bed head tickets
(BHT) to assess on laboratory investigation practices at general hospital rathnapura.The
attitude of medical officers were fair and there was no significant relationship between the
categories of medical officers.(Consultents,grade medical officers and intern house offisers)
or by year of service.The knowledge of medical officers regarding laboratory investigations
was good.The attitudes and knowledge of medical laboratory technologists were fair and
there was no significant association between knowledge and attitudes with their services in
years.However they have attitudes towards automation of hospital laboratories.
