110 Module 1

What is the primary reason students enter the healthcare professions?

• Humanitarian reasons

• Job security

• High salary

• Career advancement

What is the main challenge to the MLT profession due to technology?

• National shortage of laboratory professionals

• Aging sector of the population

• New tests continually being presented

• Increased governmental control of patient billing

Who is considered the father of medicine and the earliest record of laboratory testing?

• Clinical Diagnosis

• Leeuwenhoek

• Pisse prophets

• Hippocrates

What is the purpose of accreditation for professional schools?

• To provide support for the profession

• To increase recognition of the profession

• To manage financial and employee matters

• To let students know they are getting the education they need

Which organization is the most recognized certification agency for lab professionals?

• ASCP

• NAACLS

• AABB

• ASCLS

What is the primary job function of a Phlebotomist in the laboratory?

• Maintaining instruments and QA

• Patient testing

• Consultant to other MDs

• Specimen collection

Which section of the laboratory is responsible for identifying microorganisms in specimens?

• Blood bank

• Chemistry

• Hematology

• Microbiology

What is the primary task of a Laboratory Information System (LIS)?

• Printing specimen labels

• Entering patient demographics

• Retrieving previous data on the same patient

• Patient billing

What is the main responsibility of the Pathologist in the laboratory?

• Quantitate and identify blood cells

• Serve as consultant to other MDs

• Type and crossmatch blood for transfusion

• Manage financial and employee matters

What is the primary function of the hospital administrator (CEO) in the organizational structure of the hospital?

• Manage financial and employee matters

• Serve as consultant to other MDs

• Maintain instruments and QA in that lab section

• Provide direct patient care