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Exam study book Emergency Care of Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe, Edward T. Dickinson - ISBN: 9780131142336 (Emergency Care)

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  • September 7, 2024
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TEST BANK For Emergency Care, 14th Edition by Daniel
Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe

1. Which of the following statements does not refer to point-of-care testing (POCT)?
A. Testing is performed at the patient's bedside.
B. Portable instruments are available for testing.
C. A central laboratory must be present.
D. Phlebotomists are trained to perform POCT. - ANSWER:C. A central laboratory
must be present.

2. Point-of-care testing (POCT) is routinely performed in all of the following areas
except the:
A. physician's office.
B. intensive care unit.
C. clinical laboratory.
D. operating room. - ANSWER:C. clinical laboratory.

3. Advantages of point-of-care testing (POCT) include all of the following except:
A. faster turnaround time of test results.
B. providing faster patient treatment.
C. limiting the amount of blood needed for testing.
D. providing a wider variety of laboratory tests. - ANSWER:D. providing a wider
variety of laboratory tests.

4. Proficiency testing is required for all levels of Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendments
(CLIA) complexity except:
A. waived.
B. provider-performed microscopy procedures.
C. moderate.
D. high. - ANSWER:A. waived.

5. The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) regulations are
administered by
the:
A. College of American Pathologists (CAP).
B. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
C. COLA.
D. The Joint Commission (TJC). - ANSWER:B. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS).

6. According to Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), a test that can
be purchased over the counter for home use is called:

, A. waived.
B. moderate complexity.
C. inaccurate.
D. high complexity. - ANSWER:A. waived.

7. A phlebotomist is authorized to perform all of the following tests on urine except:
A. physical examination.
B. chemical examination.
C. microscopic examination.
D. pregnancy test. - ANSWER:C. microscopic examination.

8. A phlebotomist running a test on a standardized specimen received from a
monitoring agency
is performing:
A. proficiency testing.
B. quality control.
C. waived testing.
D. documentation. - ANSWER:A. proficiency testing.

9. Quality control of point-of-care testing (POCT) should be performed by:
A. the POCT supervisor.
B. the person performing patient testing.
C. a POCT performer and a supervisor.
D. a medical technologist. - ANSWER:B. the person performing patient testing.

10. A procedure manual differs from a package insert by containing:
A. reagent storage requirements.
B. sources of error.
C. test procedure steps.
D. instructions for recording results. - ANSWER:D. instructions for recording results.

11. The standardization of an instrument used for point-of-care testing (POCT) is
called:
A. quality control.
B. calibration.
C. documentation.
D. reliability. - ANSWER:B. calibration.

12. To determine the proper maintenance of a glucometer, the phlebotomist should:
A. attend a proficiency class.
B. read the package insert.
C. contact the manufacturer.
D. consult with another phlebotomist. - ANSWER:B. read the package insert.

13. When performing point-of-care testing (POCT), a phlebotomist must be sure to
document results of:
A. patient tests.

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