MLS 220 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS [UNIT 1-3 QUIZZES AND EXAM 1 QUESTIONS] WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
The laboratory staff member that often holds a PhD and is responsible for overseeing all laboratory
operations is the:
a. Department Supervisor
b. Laboratory Director
c. Emergency Operations Supervisor
d. Medical Laboratory Scientist - (ANSWER)b. Laboratory Director
Rank the following according to their education requirements and responsibilities within the lab, with
the highest educated person/person with the most responsibilities first.
a. Medical Laboratory Scientist
b. Phlebotomist
c. Laboratory Director
d. Department Supervisor - (ANSWER)c, d, a, b
Which of the following is generally the main difference between Medical Laboratory Technicians (MLTs)
and Medical Laboratory Scientists (MLSs) in the workforce?
a. Hours worked
b. Job duties
c. Salary
e. All of the above - (ANSWER)c. Salary
What is a scope of practice?
a. How a stethoscope is used
b. The job duties assigned by an employer
,MLS 220 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS [UNIT 1-3 QUIZZES AND EXAM 1 QUESTIONS] WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
c. The procedures, actions, and processes that a healthcare employee is permitted to perform based on
their education and professional license
d. None of the above - (ANSWER)c. The procedures, actions, and processes that a healthcare employee
is permitted to perform based on their education and professional license
A laboratory test that is not performed in-house, but is delivered to a different laboratory to be
performed, often due to its complexity, is known as a:
a. send out
b. reference test
c. routine test
e. mailed test - (ANSWER)a. send out
The area of the lab responsible for studying the components of blood is:
a. Chemistry
b. Hematology
c. Microbiology
d. Immunohematology - (ANSWER)b. Hematology
Sodium (Na), potassium (K), chloride (Cl), carbon dioxide (CO2), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum
creatinine, serum glucose, and total calcium are all included in which panel:
a. Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP)
b. Comprehensive Metabolic Profile (CMP)
c. CBC (Complete Blood Count)
,MLS 220 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS [UNIT 1-3 QUIZZES AND EXAM 1 QUESTIONS] WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
d. Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) - (ANSWER)d. Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP)
Point of Care Testing can only be performed by an MLT/MLS.
a. True
b. False - (ANSWER)b. False
A waived test is:
a. A simple test cleared by the FDA that has an extremely low likelihood of an erroneous result
b. A test that is so easy a caveman could do it
c. A test that, according to CLIA 88, must be performed by a Medical Laboratory Science
d. A test that is only performed in a main campus laboratory. - (ANSWER)a. A simple test cleared by the
FDA that has an extremely low likelihood of an erroneous result
A new trend in laboratory organization is what is known as the Core Laboratory. This department
generally consists of the following departments:
a. Hemostasis (Coagulation) and Urinalysis
b. Microbiology and Immunohematology
c. Hematology, Microbiology, Clinical Chemistry, Immunohematology
d. Hematology, Hemostasis (Coagulation), Chemistry, and Urinalysis - (ANSWER)d. Hematology,
Hemostasis (Coagulation), Chemistry, and Urinalysis
, MLS 220 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS [UNIT 1-3 QUIZZES AND EXAM 1 QUESTIONS] WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
The "gold standard" for the board of certification exam is distributed by which organization?
a. American Medical Technologists (AMT)
b. National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
c. American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
d. College of American Pathologists (CAP) - (ANSWER)c. American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
Which of the following is true regarding the board of certification exam and licensure:
a. Licensure is state regulated.
b. If a state does not require licensure, the MLS does not need to take the BOC, unless required by an
employer.
c. The board of certification exam cannot be taken until the student has graduated from a NAACLS
accredited MLS program.
d. All of the above - (ANSWER)d. All of the above
What is the main role of the American Society of Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS)?
a. Licensing agency
b. Professional organization (profession advocacy, etc.)
c. Accrediting agency
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
The laboratory staff member that often holds a PhD and is responsible for overseeing all laboratory
operations is the:
a. Department Supervisor
b. Laboratory Director
c. Emergency Operations Supervisor
d. Medical Laboratory Scientist - (ANSWER)b. Laboratory Director
Rank the following according to their education requirements and responsibilities within the lab, with
the highest educated person/person with the most responsibilities first.
a. Medical Laboratory Scientist
b. Phlebotomist
c. Laboratory Director
d. Department Supervisor - (ANSWER)c, d, a, b
Which of the following is generally the main difference between Medical Laboratory Technicians (MLTs)
and Medical Laboratory Scientists (MLSs) in the workforce?
a. Hours worked
b. Job duties
c. Salary
e. All of the above - (ANSWER)c. Salary
What is a scope of practice?
a. How a stethoscope is used
b. The job duties assigned by an employer
,MLS 220 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS [UNIT 1-3 QUIZZES AND EXAM 1 QUESTIONS] WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
c. The procedures, actions, and processes that a healthcare employee is permitted to perform based on
their education and professional license
d. None of the above - (ANSWER)c. The procedures, actions, and processes that a healthcare employee
is permitted to perform based on their education and professional license
A laboratory test that is not performed in-house, but is delivered to a different laboratory to be
performed, often due to its complexity, is known as a:
a. send out
b. reference test
c. routine test
e. mailed test - (ANSWER)a. send out
The area of the lab responsible for studying the components of blood is:
a. Chemistry
b. Hematology
c. Microbiology
d. Immunohematology - (ANSWER)b. Hematology
Sodium (Na), potassium (K), chloride (Cl), carbon dioxide (CO2), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum
creatinine, serum glucose, and total calcium are all included in which panel:
a. Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP)
b. Comprehensive Metabolic Profile (CMP)
c. CBC (Complete Blood Count)
,MLS 220 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS [UNIT 1-3 QUIZZES AND EXAM 1 QUESTIONS] WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
d. Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) - (ANSWER)d. Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP)
Point of Care Testing can only be performed by an MLT/MLS.
a. True
b. False - (ANSWER)b. False
A waived test is:
a. A simple test cleared by the FDA that has an extremely low likelihood of an erroneous result
b. A test that is so easy a caveman could do it
c. A test that, according to CLIA 88, must be performed by a Medical Laboratory Science
d. A test that is only performed in a main campus laboratory. - (ANSWER)a. A simple test cleared by the
FDA that has an extremely low likelihood of an erroneous result
A new trend in laboratory organization is what is known as the Core Laboratory. This department
generally consists of the following departments:
a. Hemostasis (Coagulation) and Urinalysis
b. Microbiology and Immunohematology
c. Hematology, Microbiology, Clinical Chemistry, Immunohematology
d. Hematology, Hemostasis (Coagulation), Chemistry, and Urinalysis - (ANSWER)d. Hematology,
Hemostasis (Coagulation), Chemistry, and Urinalysis
, MLS 220 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS [UNIT 1-3 QUIZZES AND EXAM 1 QUESTIONS] WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
The "gold standard" for the board of certification exam is distributed by which organization?
a. American Medical Technologists (AMT)
b. National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
c. American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
d. College of American Pathologists (CAP) - (ANSWER)c. American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
Which of the following is true regarding the board of certification exam and licensure:
a. Licensure is state regulated.
b. If a state does not require licensure, the MLS does not need to take the BOC, unless required by an
employer.
c. The board of certification exam cannot be taken until the student has graduated from a NAACLS
accredited MLS program.
d. All of the above - (ANSWER)d. All of the above
What is the main role of the American Society of Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS)?
a. Licensing agency
b. Professional organization (profession advocacy, etc.)
c. Accrediting agency
