MTLE Flashcards
Which managerial function involves coordinating resources to achieve plans?
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a. Planning
b. Directing
c. Organizing
d. Controlling
Organizing
Which law mandates the incorporation of educational outcomes focusing on primary care in the education programs, scope of licensure examinations, CPD programs for health professionals, and certification programs for healthcare workers?
a. RA 10173
b. RA 10912
c. RA 11223
d. RA 11332
RA 11223
Whose signatures are seen in the certificate of registration of a professional?
- Professional Regulatory Board secretary
- Chairman and members of the Board
- Associate commissioners of PRC
- Chairperson of PRC
a. 1 and 3
b. 2 and 4
c. 1, 2, and 3
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
2 and 4
The following are functions of the Board of Medical Technology, EXCEPT:
a. Conduct licensure examinations
b. Administer professional oath
c. Conduct administrative investigation
d. Approve schools of medical technology
Approve schools of medical technology
The Philippine Association of Medical Technologists was established in:
a. 1963
b. 1964
c. 1969
d. 1973
1963
Which of the following statements is inaccurate given the following information on an NFPA hazard warning?
Blue Diamond: 3
Red Diamond: 4
Yellow Diamond: 2
White Diamond: W
a. It poses extreme danger to the health of the worker.
b. Its flashpoint is below 73° Fahrenheit.
c. It cannot be used without diluting it with water.
d. It may undergo violent chemical changes.
It cannot be used without diluting it with water.
A program in which samples are periodically sent to members of a group of laboratories for analysis is called:
a. quality control
b. proficiency testing
c. accreditation
d. benchmarking
Whether a laboratory is clinical, anatomical, or molecular is a classification by:
a. function
b. ownership
c. service capability
d. institutional character
The Continuing Professional Development Act lapsed into law on:
a. June 21, 2006
b. July 21, 2016
c. August 22, 2007
d. May 2, 2008
July 21, 2016
Which of the following correctly describes quality improvement as part of total quality management in the laboratory?
a. Monitoring laboratory performance such as turnaround times, specimen and patient ID procedures, and test usage
b. Performing statistical control procedures
c. Ensuring that the laboratory’s policies, procedures, and practices are followed
d. Identifying the causes of problems in the laboratory and the solutions to those problems
Identifying the causes of problems in the laboratory and the solutions to those problems
How should HIV test result be reported if there is any inconsistency with screening and/or rHIVda RDT results?
a. Positive
b. Negative
c. Inconclusive
d. Non-reactive
Inconclusive
What information may be found in the roster of medical technologists?
a. license number, name, age, address
b. profession, name, birthdate, rating
c. name, address, citizenship, date of registration
d. name, gender, address, date of issuance of COR
name, address, citizenship, date of registration
Whether a laboratory is clinical, anatomical, or molecular is a classification by:
a. function
b. ownership
c. service capability
d. institutional character
function
A program in which samples are periodically sent to members of a group of laboratories for analysis is called:
a. quality control
b. proficiency testing
c. accreditation
d. benchmarking
proficiency testing
Which of the following quality management approaches involves optimizing space, time, and activity to improve the physical paths of workflow and shorten the turnaround time?
a. Lean
b. Six Sigma
c. PDCA Cycle
d. Benchmarking
Lean
As provided for by AO 2008-008, the service capabilities of ordinary blood banks include the following EXCEPT:
a. compatibility testing
b. investigation of transfusion reactions
c. antibody screening
d. testing for transfusion-transmitted infections
testing for transfusion-transmitted infections
The process whereby the best practice in one organization is modified to fit similar processes in another organization is called:
a. external assessment
b. continuous quality improvement
c. benchmarking
d. Deming cycle
benchmarking
When good performance in one area influences evaluation in other areas, appraisal error is termed:
a. error of leniency
b. halo effect
c. contrast error
d. recency phenomenon
halo effect
Which theory of management is based upon a pyramid of goals for the satisfaction of employee’s needs?
a. McGregor’s X–Y
b. Herzberg
c. MBO
d. Maslow
Maslow
What does the A in the acronym DMAIC stand for?
a. Analyze
b. Achieve
c. Assess
d. Act
Analyze
Six sigma management is a method for measuring the efficiency of a process and is applied in the clinical laboratory to:
a. reduce the frequency of test errors
b. detect interlaboratory variability
c. shorten the turnaround time
d. all of these
reduce the frequency of test errors
An individual who donates blood on his own volition or initiative and without monetary compensation is called:
a. Voluntary blood donor
b. Walking blood donor
c. Remunerated blood donor
d. Ambulatory blood donor
Voluntary blood donor
In a budget, what terminology is used to describe money spent for a nonexpendable item that has a life expectancy greater than one fiscal year?
a. expenditure
b. annual cost
c. depreciable item
d. capital expenditure
capital expenditure
In which of the following management styles does the manager leave the decision to staff and abdicate responsibility?
a. Autocratic
b. Consensus
c. Laissez-faire
d. Democratic
Laissez-faire
What is the general average of an examinee who gets the following ratings in the licensure examination?
Clin. Chemistry = 83%
Blood Bank/Sero = 79%
Clin. Microscopy = 79%
Mico/Para = 85%
Hematology = 49%
Histopath/MTL = 79%
a. 75.3%
b. 74.5%
c. 74.9%
d. 75%
75%
As provided under RA 5527, the Board of Medical Technology shall be composed of:
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a. a pathologist as chairman and three medical technologists as members
b. a pathologist as chairman and a medical technologist as member
c. a medical technologist as chairman, a pathologist and another med tech as members
d. a pathologist as chairman and two medical technologists as members
a pathologist as chairman and two medical technologists as member
A refresher course should be taken by applicants who shall have failed the Board Examination _____
a. 2 times
b. 3 times
c. 4 times
d. 5 times
3 times
Class C fire may involve which of the following?
a. Wood, plastic, cloth
b. Motors, switches, computers
c. Combustible metals
d. Paints, gasoline, LPG
Motors, switches, computers
The following are professional courses in the new BS Medical Technology curriculum EXCEPT:
a. Molecular Biology and Diagnostics
b. Biostatistics and Epidemiology
c. Medical Technology Laws and Bioethics
d. Mycology and Virology
Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Which government agency approves clinical laboratories for accreditation as training institutions?
a. CHED
b. DOH
c. PRC
d. BRL
CHED
The Philippine Medical Technology Act was approved on:
a. June 28, 1969
b. August 31, 1969
c. June 11, 1969
d. June 21, 1969
June 21, 1969
Which legal principle recognizes the capacity of some minors to consent independently to medical procedures, if they have been assessed to understand the nature of procedures and their consequences to make a decision on their own?
a. Evolving Capacities of a Child Principle
b. Principle of Double Effect
c. Mature Minor Doctrine
d. Ethical Competence
Mature Minor Doctrine
The Revised Medical Technologist Code of Ethics was approved by virtue of PRBMT Resolution No. 72 on:
a. March 7, 1997
b. October 2, 2022
c. June 4, 1994
d. September 13, 2022
September 13, 2022
To revoke a license or certificate of registration, the required number of votes by the members of the Board is:
a. 1 out of 3
b. 2 out of 3
c. 3 out of 3
d. B or C
3 out of 3
Before entering the practice of medical technology, licensure passers are required to take a professional oath before the:
a. Council of Medical Technology
b. PRC Commissioner
c. President of the Philippines
d. Board of Medical Technology
Board of Medical Technology
Which of the following refers to a process where computer-based algorithms automatically perform actions on a defined subset of laboratory results without the need for manual intervention?
a. Barcoding
b. Autoverification
c. Interfacing
d. Connectivity
Autoverification
Which is the most effective measure in the hierarchy of controls?
a. PPE
b. Substitution
c. Elimination
d. Engineering controls
Elimination
The following licensure examination subjects each have a weight of 20% EXCEPT:
a. Clinical Chemistry
b. Hematology
c. Microbiology and Parasitology
d. Clinical Microscopy
Clinical Microscopy
A foreign medical technologist whose government allows Filipino medical technologists to practice in their country may be allowed to practice his profession in the Philippines. This is called:
a. Consultancy
b. Foreign reciprocity
c. Treaty of professions
d. Unconditional recognition
Foreign reciprocity
According to the revised code of ethics, registered medical technologists shall commit themselves to continuously improve their:
a. professional skills and knowledge
b. reputation and dignity
c. technical competence
d. communication and interpersonal skills
professional skills and knowledge