Point of care testing Flashcards
A CLIA waived test requires that operators
a. Must follow manufacturer’s instructions
b. Must have annual competence assessment
c. Must perform proficiency testing
d. Must perform QC daily
a. Must follow manufacturer’s instructions
Quality control lockout
a. Prevents quality control from being recorded when outside 2 standard
deviations
b. Prevents testing when quality control has not been performed
c. Prevents operators from changing quality control records
d. Prevents the wrong quality control material to be used for a particular
test
b. Prevents testing when quality control has not been performed
EQC per CLIA means
a. Equivalent
b. Electronic
c. External
d. Essential
c. External
For laboratories with a provider-performed microscopy procedure CLIA
certificate, which of the following would NOT be approved?
a. Urinalysis
b. Semen analysis
c. Hematology differential
d. Wet prep
b. Semen analysis
Connectivity for POCT provides the ability to
a. Charge meters at docking stations on the hospital units
b. Accept barcode patient identification
c. Perform electronic quality control
d. Transmit patient results to the medical record
e. Prevent password sharing for operator identification
a. Charge meters at docking stations on the hospital units
b. Accept barcode patient identification
c. Perform electronic quality control
d. Transmit patient results to the medical record
e. Prevent password sharing for operator identification
Which of the following specimens is NOT used for a waived POC test?
a. Urine
b. Whole blood
c. Plasma
d. Eye fluid
d. Eye fluid
Competency for nonwaived testing
a. Is required for the CLIA director
b. Is NOT required for physicians in their specialty
c. Should be performed and documented annually for all operators
d. Should be performed and documented initially after 6 months, then
annually thereafter
c. Should be performed and documented annually for all operators
