Exam 3: Quality Assessment and Quality Control in the Clinical Laboratory

Quality control can be monitored by using:

If a violation of Westgard rules occurs,the correct action is:

Nonanalytical factors in quality assessment include:

Match the type of error with the appropriate example. -chronic shortage of qualified laboratory staff

Match the type of error with the appropriate example. -failing to properly identify a patient prior to venipuncture

ISO 15189 is based on:

Quality assessment programs include:

Match the term with the correct description. -shift

For testing of moderate complexity,quality control requires:

Sources of variance or error include:

Sensitivity is defined as the:

Match the term with the correct description. -dispersion

One way to determine a control range for a particular analysis is to:

An example of a preanalytical error is:

Required regulation of clinical laboratories is achieved by the:

Accuracy describes:

Lean principles of management focus on:

ISO 15189 monitors requirements such as:

A control specimen should be:

Match the term with the correct description. -trend or drift