Unit 1 Review Flashcards
The correct designation for a general list laboratory professional with a bachelors degree certified by the American Society for clinical path all a G is: A. Medical laboratory technician B. Medical laboratory scientist C. Medical technician D. Medical technologist
B. Medical laboratory scientist
The role of the laboratory supervisor or manager is to:
A. Supervise technical aspects of testing
B. Supervise business functions of testing
C. Examine surgically removed organs
D. Screen cytology for Pap smears
A. Supervise technical aspects of testing
Which of the following acts, agencies, or organizations was created to make certain the quality of work done in the laboratory is reliable?
A. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS)
B. Occupational safety and health administration (OSHA)
C. Clinical laboratory improvement amendments of 1988 (CLIA ‘88)
D. Centers for disease control and prevention (CDC)
C. Clinical laboratory improvements amendments of 1988 (CLIA ‘88)
Laboratories performing which of the following types of tests need to be enrolled in a CLIA – approved proficiency testing program? A. Waived B. Moderately complex C. Highly complex D. Both B and C
D. Both B and C
The role of provider – performed microscopy (PPM) is the:
A. Continuation of the process of evaluating and monitoring all aspects of the laboratory to ensure accuracy of test results
B. Specific microscopic tests (wet mounts) performed by a physician for his or her own patients
C. Means by which quality control between laboratories is maintained
D. Process of performing laboratory testing at the bedside of the patient and a means of decentralizing some of the laboratory testing
B. Specific microscopic tests (wet mounts) performed by a physician for his or her own patients
The newest direction for laboratory testing procedures is:
A. Larger automated instruments
B. Network systems for point of care testing
C. Molecular diagnostic techniques in various laboratory departments
D. Robotic specimen handling
C. Molecular diagnostic techniques in various laboratory departments
A hospital chief operating officer is responsible for:
A. Implementing policies and oversight of daily activities
B. Finances
C. Setting policy and guiding the organization
D. Overseeing the hospital information system
A. Implementing policies and oversight of daily activities
What is the best description of the purpose of the college of American pathologists (CAP) pertaining to the clinical laboratory?
A. Sets accreditation requirements for physician office laboratories (POL’s)
B. Administers both CLIA ‘88 and Medicare programs
C. CMS has given CAP deemed status to act on the governments behalf to certify clinical laboratories
D. Nonprofit educational group that establishes consensus standards for maintaining a high – quality laboratory organization
C. CMS has given CAP deemed status to act on the governments behalf to certify clinical laboratories
What is the best description of the purpose of the commission on office laboratory accreditation (COLA)pertaining to the clinical laboratory?
A. Sets accreditation requirements for physician office laboratories (POL’s)
B. Administers both CLIA ‘88 and Medicare programs
C. CMS has given COLA deemed status to act on the government’s behalf to certify clinical laboratories
D. Nonprofit educational group that establishes consensus standards for maintaining a high – quality laboratory organization
A. Sets accreditation requirements for physician office laboratories (POL’s)
What is the best description of the purpose of the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS) pertaining to the clinical laboratory?
A. Sets accreditation requirements for physician office laboratories (POL’s)
B. Administers both CLIA ‘88 and Medicare programs
C. CMS has given itself deemed status to act on the government’s behalf to certify clinical laboratories
D. Nonprofit educational group that establishes consensus standards for maintaining a high – quality laboratory organization
B. Administers both CLIA ‘88 and Medicare programs
The role of point of care testing (POCT) compared with in laboratory testing is the:
A. Continuation of the process of evaluating and monitoring all aspects of the laboratory to ensure accuracy of test results
B. Specific microscopic tests (wet mounts) performed by a position for his or her own patients
C. Means by which quality control between laboratories is maintained
D. Process of performing laboratory testing at the bedside of the patient and a means of decentralizing some of the laboratory testing
D. Process of performing laboratory testing at the bedside of the patient and a means of decentralizing some of the laboratory testing
Sally is seeing her new primary care provider for the first time. When she signed in, she is asked to sign papers for the release of medical records, including her laboratory results. According to the health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA), she must authorize release of records before \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ would be permitted to receive and review her records. A. Her insurance company B. Her attorney C. Her husband D. Any of the above
D. Any of the above
In which of the following laboratory situations is a verbal report permissible?
A. When the patient is going directly to the physicians office and wants to have the report available
B. When the reports cannot be found at the nurses station
C. When preoperative test results are needed by the anesthesiologist
D. None of the above
D. None of the above
All of the following characteristics are accurate for the influence of health insurance portability and accountability act HIPAA except:
A. Replaces federal, state, or other laws that grants individuals even greater privacy protection than HIPAA
B. Covers entities that are free to retain or adopt more protective policies or practices
C. Establishes a minimum standard for security of electronic health information and the electronic interchange of information
D. Directly affects the laboratory information system (LIS)
A. Replaces federal, state, or other laws that grants individuals even greater privacy protection than HIPAA
In order to perform a venipuncture on a newly admitted hospital patient, a phlebotomist needs to:
A. Ask for the patient’s written permission to perform the procedure
B. Verify that the patient has specifically named the drawing of blood in the admissions papers
C. Realize that an admitted hospital patient has given implied consent to routine procedures such as phlebotomy
D. Verify with the patient’s primary care provider that phlebotomy is covered as a routine procedure
C. Realize that an admitted hospital patient has given implied consent to routine procedures such as phlebotomy
Chain of custody procedures must be followed for:
A. Blood specimens for alcohol level determination
B. Routine urinalysis for glucose and ketones
C. Therapeutic drug threshold determinations
D. Throat swabs of group A beta streptococcus screening
A. Blood specimens for alcohol level determination
Medical ethics: A. Has strict guidelines B. Applies to laboratory professionals C. Includes situational ethics D. Both B and C
D. Both B and C
The abbreviation TJC stands for an organization that:
A. Accredits hospitals and inspects clinical laboratories
B. Accredits physician laboratories
C. Determines waived and non-waived categories of assays
D. Accredits only hospital laboratories
A. Accredits hospitals and inspects clinical laboratories
The abbreviation CAP stands for an organization that:
A. Accredits hospitals and inspects clinical laboratories
B. Accredits physician laboratories
C. Determines waived and non-waived categories of assays
D. Accredits only hospital laboratories
D. Accredits only hospital laboratories
The abbreviation COLA stands for an organization that:
A. Accredits hospitals and inspects clinical laboratories
B. Accredits physician laboratories
C. Determines waived and non-waived categories of assays
D. Accredits only hospital laboratories
B. Accredits physician laboratories
The abbreviation CLIA stands for an organization that:
A. Accredits hospitals and inspects clinical laboratories
B. Accredits physician laboratories
C. Determines waived and non-waived categories of assays
D. Accredits only hospital laboratories
C. Determines waived and non-waived categories of assays
An example of a pre-analytical (pre-examination) error is:
A. Malfunction of a microprocessor that affects accuracy in testing
B. Incorrect identification of a patient
C. Transposition of a numeric critical value in transmitting a report
D. Verbally reporting a laboratory results over the telephone
B. Incorrect identification of a patient
An example of an analytical (examination) error is:
A. Malfunction of a microprocessor that affects accuracy in testing
B. Incorrect patient identification
C. Transposition of a numeric critical value in transmitting a report
D. Use of the wrong anticoagulant in the patient sample tube
A. Malfunction of a microprocessor that affects accuracy in testing
An example of a post analytical (post examination) error is:
A. Malfunction of a microprocessor that affects accuracy in testing
B. Incorrect patient identification
C. Transposition of a numeric critical value in transmitting a report
D. Use of the wrong anticoagulants in the patient sample tube
C. Transposition of a numeric critical value in transmitting a report
