Education and Management Flashcards
- A comparison of methods for the determination
of alkaline phosphatase is categorized in which
domain of educational objectives?
A. Affective
B. Psychomotor
C. Cognitive
D. Behavioral
C. Cognitive
- Attitude, judgment, and interest refer to which
domain of educational objectives?
A. Cognitive
B. Affective
C. Psychomotor
D. Competency
B. Affective
- Criterion-referenced examinations are used in
order to determine the:
A. Competency of a student according to a
predetermined standard
B. Validity of a test
C. Status of one student compared to the whole
group
D. Accuracy of a test
A. Competency of a student according to a predetermined standard
- An instructor “curved” a blood bank exam given
to medical laboratory science students. The
highest grade was an 85% and the lowest grade
was a 60%. What type of test is this?
A. Subjective
B. Objective
C. Norm referenced
D. Criterion referenced
C. Norm referenced
- A stated competency requirement for a medical
laboratory science student is to perform
calibration, plot data, and evaluate the
acceptability of controls. This competency
requirement encompasses which educational
objective?
A. Cognitive
B. Psychomotor
C. Affective
D. All of these options
D. All of these options
- A chemistry test result from a chemotherapy
patient was within normal limits on Tuesday.
The same test was reported as abnormal on
Monday (“flagged” high and approaching a
critical value). The technologist performing the
test noted a delta-check error and remembered
that both controls ran much higher on Monday
although they were within acceptable limits.
The technologist’s decision to follow-up this
discrepancy before reporting the results is an
example of which domain of behavioral
objectives?
A. Cognitive
B. Affective
C. Psychomotor
D. Organizational
B. Affective
- In general, academic evaluation of students
depends on the ability of the instructor to create a
test that reflects the stated objectives of the course
material as well as making the test:
A. Reliable and valid
B. Normally distributed and practical
C. Fair and short
D. Written and oral
A. Reliable and valid
- When dealing with the instruction of complex
instrumentation, a demonstration by the
instructor is necessary and should include the
following:
A. Detailed diagrams of the electrical system
B. A blueprint of the optical system
C. A step-by-step narrative with comparisons to a
manual method
D. A quiz as soon as the demonstration is complete
C. A step-by-step narrative with comparisons to a
manual method
- One method of learning is by giving a small group
of students a topic to discuss or a problem to solve
rather than a formal lecture by the instructor.
Each participant is given a portion of the topic
to discuss or solve. This method of learning is
popular and used easily with which of the
following approaches?
A. Case study
B. Manual demonstration
C. Implementing new equipment
D. Histogram evaluation
A. Case study
- An instructor of medical laboratory science was
given the task of expanding the curriculum for the
senior (baccalaureate degree) medical laboratory
science students. Which of the following subjects
should be included in the curriculum?
A. Cytology—cytogenetics
B. Histology—special stains
C. Computer (laboratory information
systems [LIS])
D. Economics—budget analysis
C. Computer (laboratory information
systems [LIS])
- McGregor’s X–Y theory advocates managing
employees by stressing:
A. Equal pay for equal work
B. A pyramid of attainable goals for satisfaction
at work
C. Respect for the worker and acknowledgment of
his/her ability to perform a task
D. Collective bargaining
C. Respect for the worker and acknowledgment of
his/her ability to perform a task
- Maslow’s theory of management is based upon:
A. The premise that all workers are unmotivated
B. A pyramid of goals for the satisfaction of
employee needs
C. Use of detractors and perks to keep employees
happy
D. The professional development of the employee
B. A pyramid of goals for the satisfaction of
employee needs
- Herzberg’s theory relies on motivators that are
part of the job design in order to instill job
satisfaction. These same motivators can become
dissatisfiers if they are lacking in a job. Herzberg’s
motivators are:
A. Opportunity for achievement and advancement
B. Performance evaluations every 24 months
C. Continuing education sessions requiring
supervisory approval
D. Punitive actions taken when improvement
diminishes
A. Opportunity for achievement and advancement
- Management by objective (MBO) is least effective
for managing employees in which situation?
A. Employees must be creative in their work
B. The laboratory is converting to a new computer
system
C. The laboratory is undergoing a renovation
D. Employees jointly agree to institutional goals
A. Employees must be creative in their work
- The four essential functions of a manager are:
A. Staffing, decision making, cost analysis, evaluating
B. Directing, leading, forecasting, implementing
C. Planning, organizing, directing, controlling
D. Innovating, designing, coordinating, problem
solving
C. Planning, organizing, directing, controlling
- Which of the following questions is allowable
during a pre-employment interview?
A. How many times have you been pregnant?
B. Have you been convicted of any felonies?
C. Does your husband belong to any religious
societies?
D. Are you planning to use the hospital day care
center?
B. Have you been convicted of any felonies?
- Direct laboratory costs for tests include which
of the following?
A. Equipment maintenance
B. Insurance
C. Depreciation
D. Overtime pay
D. Overtime pay
- Which of the following accounts for the largest
portion of the direct cost of a laboratory test?
A. Reagents
B. General supplies
C. Technologist labor
D. Instrument depreciation
C. Technologist labor
- Using the surcharge/cost-plus method for
determining test charges, determine the charge
for an ova and parasite examination on fecal
specimens, given the following information:
Collection, handling, clerical, and so forth = $2.00
Reference lab charge to lab = $20.00
Lab “markup” = 100%
A. $22.00
B. $32.00
C. $42.00
D. $122.00
C. $42.00
- In deciding whether to adopt a new test on the
laboratory’s automated chemistry analyzer, which
parameters are needed to determine the number of
tests that must be performed to break even?
A. Test turnaround time
B. Cost of labor per hour
C. Number of other tests performed per month
D. Total fixed laboratory costs
D. Total fixed laboratory costs
- Which statement best represents the relationship
between test volume and revenue or costs for
batch-run tests?
A. As volume increases, the fixed cost per test also
increases
B. As volume increases, the revenue also increases
C. Revenue is approximately equal for both
high- and low-volume tests
D. 90% of the revenue is generated by 5% of the
tests offered
B. As volume increases, the revenue also increases
- A hospital submits a bill for $200.00 to the patient’s
insurance company for the cost of outpatient
laboratory tests. The laboratory services rendered
by the hospital are paid according to an agreed fee
schedule. The specific laboratory procedures are
billed according to which system of coding?
A. Diagnosis-related group (DRG)
B. Current procedural terminology (CPT)
C. Medicare
D. Medicaid
B. Current procedural terminology (CPT)
- A hospital has a contract with a major medical
insurer that reimburses the laboratory at a rate
of $1.00 per insured life per year. This type of
reimbursement is called:
A. A prospective payment system
B. A preferred provider discount
C. Capitation
D. Diagnosis-related group
C. Capitation
- According to federal and state regulations, a
hospital’s capital budget should include which
of the following before projects that cost $150,000
can be submitted for approval?
A. A time table of completion
B. A cost analysis
C. Salaries and wages for new employees
D. A certificate of need
D. A certificate of need
- A rural hospital laboratory employs 8.25 FTEs
(full-time equivalents). In order to budget for next
year’s salaries for these employees, the laboratory
manager needs to submit which figures for the
laboratory’s projected annual budget?
A. Total (paid) hours
B. Productive (worked) hours
C. Total hours of full-time employees
D. Total hours of part-time employees
A. Total (paid) hours
- A chemistry profile that includes electrolytes,
glucose, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and
creatinine is ordered on an 80-year-old woman
with symptoms of vomiting and dizziness. How
should the laboratory submit the charge for these
tests for reimbursement by Medicare?
A. Submit as one test
B. Submit each test separately
C. Submit Medicare-approved tests only
D. Submit as four individual tests
A. Submit as one test