Exam 77: Quality in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory

Test performance, tolerance limits, reagent preparation, required quality control, result reporting, and references are areas included in the:

MATCHING Match each Lean principle with its description. -Occurring continuously through the remaining value-added steps

Define, measure, analyze, improve, and control (DMAIC)are the basis for which new concept?

If a clinical laboratory receives a "blind unknown" for proficiency testing (PT), it is most likely sent by which private accrediting agency?

Eliminating redundant motion, recognizing waste, and identifying what creates value from the patient's perspective is considered which type of process?

Protocol for testing susceptibility test systems include testing _____ consecutive days.

Examination and workup of a culture and interpretation of results by the microbiologist would pertain to which step in the quality assurance process?

MATCHING Match each Lean principle with its description. -Challenging the wasted steps and eliminating all of the waste

Clinicians should always be notified of "panic values," that is, potentially life-threatening results.An example of a panic value is a(n):

MATCHING Match each Lean principle with its description. -Introducing a continuous flow of events between steps of the process where continuous flow is possible

In addition to recording the lot number, date received, condition received, and expiration date, antisera should be:

Nonfastidious (rapidly growing), aerobic bacterial organisms can be saved up to 1 year on __________ slants.

MATCHING Match each Lean principle with its description. -Working toward perfection on an ongoing basis to ensure that the number of steps and time are constantly under scrutiny

MATCHING Match each Lean principle with its description. -Defining the process from the patient's perspective, which is what the patient knowingly pays for, or the attributes of service