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. - (correct 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. - (correct 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. - (correct 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. - (correct 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). - (correct 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. - (correct 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. - (correct 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. - (correct 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. - (correct 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.