Download Quality Assessment Written Competency 1. Which action by the

Quality Assessment Written Competency
1. Which action by the phlebotomist will comply with the College of American Pathologists (CAP)
2. A swab and requisition are received in the microbiology laboratory with the following information:
3. Preanalytical variables in laboratory testing include:
4. Refer to the following graph
5. Refer to the following graph
6. Refer to the following illustration:
7. The precision of the instrument is validated by:
8. The mean value of a series of hemoglobin controls was found to be 15.2g/dL,and the standard deviation
was calculated at 0.20.Acceptable control range for the laboratory is ±2 standard deviations. Which of the
following represents the allowable limits for the control?
9. In quality control, ±2 standard deviations from the mean includes what percent of the sample
population?
10. The following data were calculated on a series of 30 determinations of serum uric acis control:
mean=5.8mg/dL. 1 standard deviation = 0.15mg/dL.If confidence limits are set at ±2 standard
deviations,which of the following represents the allowable limits for the control?
11. An index of precision is statistically known as the:
12. The term used to describe reproducibility is:
13. The ability of a procedure to measure only the component (s) it claims to measure is called:
14. The extent to which measurements agree with the true value of the quantity being measured is known
as:
15. Diagnostic specificity is defined as the percentage of individuals
16. Which statement about Proficiency Testing (PT) is true?
17. CAP requires refrigerator temperatures to be recorded
18. A paper of electronic report of lab results must include:
19. CAP requires that glassware cleaning practices include periodic testing for:
20. Prior to implementing a new lab test, the analytical measurement range(AMR) must be verified. This is
to verify a value that can be: