Quiz 1

The ASCP professional Code of Ethics states that all laboratory professionals have a responsibility for proper conduct toward:

• The patient

• colleague and the profession

• society

• all of the above

The role of the CEO of a health organization is to:

• Implement policy and daily activities

• set policy and guide the organization

• manage financial affairs of the organization

• manage the hospital information system

Which certifying agency or agencies have been granted deemed status to act on behalf of the federal government in matters of laboratory accreditation?

• COLA

• CAP

• TJC

• Both B and C

The definition of a waived test is laboratory tests or procedures: a. Cleared by the FDA for home use b. that can be performed by a preferred provider c. that have a small reasonable risk of harm to the patient if performed incorrectly d. that are moderately risky

• Cleared by the FDA for home use

• that can be performed by a preferred provider

• that have a small reasonable risk of harm to the patient if performed incorrectly

• that are moderately risky

CLIA personnel requirements specify: a. Requirements of persons working in each of the testing sites where tests of moderate or high complexity are done b. educational requirements c. required training and experience

• Requirements of persons working in each of the testing sites where tests of moderate or high complexity are done

• educational requirements

• required training and experience

The fastest growing segment of laboratory testing is:

• Chemistry

• point of care

• molecular diagnostics

• hematology

Informed consent upon patient’s hospital admission can encompass: a. Agreement to the nature of the testing to be done b. agreement to what will be done with laboratory test results c. implied consent to many routine procedures that may be performed d. all of the above

• Agreement to the nature of the testing to be done

• agreement to what will be done with laboratory test results

• implied consent to many routine procedures that may be performed

• all of the above

The federal legislation requiring strict confidentiality of patient results is:

• Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA’88)

• HIPAA

• NCA

• State Laws

The revised CLIA ’88 and HIPAA regulations give patients: a. The right to access their own laboratory reports b. the right to give a personal representative the patient’s completed test reports c. the right to refuse laboratory testing d. both a and b

• The right to access their own laboratory reports

• the right to give a personal representative the patient’s completed test reports

• the right to refuse laboratory testing

• both a and b

Chain of custody is defined as: a. Physical transport of a specimen needed for legal reasons b. escorting patients who are prison mates c. beginning with the moment the specimen is collected and transported to

• Physical transport of a specimen needed for legal reasons

• escorting patients who are prison mates

• beginning with the moment the specimen is collected and transported to