CMLA 2026 TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔Scope of Practice - ✔✔Describes all of the procedures that an individual is qualified
✔✔Protocols - ✔✔Established procedures to follow in medical laboratory practices.
✔✔Safety Guidelines - ✔✔Rules designed to ensure the safety of laboratory personnel
and patients.
✔✔Legislation and Regulations - ✔✔Laws and rules governing medical laboratory
practices.
✔✔Reagents - ✔✔Substances used in chemical reactions for medical laboratory
testing.
✔✔Quality Management Initiatives - ✔✔Programs aimed at improving the quality of
laboratory services.
✔✔Interpersonal Skills - ✔✔Skills used to communicate and interact effectively with
others.
✔✔Critical Thinking Skills - ✔✔The ability to analyze and evaluate information to make
informed decisions.
, ✔✔Communication Skills - ✔✔The ability to convey information effectively to patients
and healthcare providers.
✔✔Teamwork Abilities - ✔✔Skills that enable effective collaboration with others in a
healthcare setting.
✔✔Public Healthcare - ✔✔Healthcare funded by the government providing basic
essential services.
✔✔Private Healthcare - ✔✔Healthcare funded through direct payments or private
insurance covering additional services.
✔✔TAT - ✔✔Turn Around Time, the time taken to complete a laboratory test.
✔✔PLI - ✔✔Personal Liability Insurance for professionals against claims of negligence.
✔✔LIS - ✔✔Laboratory Information System used for managing laboratory data.
✔✔SOP - ✔✔Standard Operating Procedure outlining specific operational steps.
✔✔Professional Liability Insurance - ✔✔Insurance that protects professionals against
claims of negligence, errors, or omissions.
✔✔CBC - ✔✔Measures number of cells
✔✔Reference lab - ✔✔A lab that receives testing that other labs don't have
✔✔Regulation - ✔✔A rule maintained by authority
✔✔Disadvantage of LIS - ✔✔Security issues
✔✔Cytotechnologist - ✔✔An MLT
✔✔Code of Ethics - ✔✔Looks at safety practices, confidentiality, professional
development, accountability, behaviour and attitude
✔✔Quality Assurance - ✔✔Many laboratories have a section responsible for
coordinating quality management or quality assurance (QA) for all sections of the
laboratory
✔✔Responsibilities of the QA section - ✔✔May include management of off-site testing,
personnel training, updating SOPs, monitoring compliance with regulatory agencies,
SURE A+
✔✔Scope of Practice - ✔✔Describes all of the procedures that an individual is qualified
✔✔Protocols - ✔✔Established procedures to follow in medical laboratory practices.
✔✔Safety Guidelines - ✔✔Rules designed to ensure the safety of laboratory personnel
and patients.
✔✔Legislation and Regulations - ✔✔Laws and rules governing medical laboratory
practices.
✔✔Reagents - ✔✔Substances used in chemical reactions for medical laboratory
testing.
✔✔Quality Management Initiatives - ✔✔Programs aimed at improving the quality of
laboratory services.
✔✔Interpersonal Skills - ✔✔Skills used to communicate and interact effectively with
others.
✔✔Critical Thinking Skills - ✔✔The ability to analyze and evaluate information to make
informed decisions.
, ✔✔Communication Skills - ✔✔The ability to convey information effectively to patients
and healthcare providers.
✔✔Teamwork Abilities - ✔✔Skills that enable effective collaboration with others in a
healthcare setting.
✔✔Public Healthcare - ✔✔Healthcare funded by the government providing basic
essential services.
✔✔Private Healthcare - ✔✔Healthcare funded through direct payments or private
insurance covering additional services.
✔✔TAT - ✔✔Turn Around Time, the time taken to complete a laboratory test.
✔✔PLI - ✔✔Personal Liability Insurance for professionals against claims of negligence.
✔✔LIS - ✔✔Laboratory Information System used for managing laboratory data.
✔✔SOP - ✔✔Standard Operating Procedure outlining specific operational steps.
✔✔Professional Liability Insurance - ✔✔Insurance that protects professionals against
claims of negligence, errors, or omissions.
✔✔CBC - ✔✔Measures number of cells
✔✔Reference lab - ✔✔A lab that receives testing that other labs don't have
✔✔Regulation - ✔✔A rule maintained by authority
✔✔Disadvantage of LIS - ✔✔Security issues
✔✔Cytotechnologist - ✔✔An MLT
✔✔Code of Ethics - ✔✔Looks at safety practices, confidentiality, professional
development, accountability, behaviour and attitude
✔✔Quality Assurance - ✔✔Many laboratories have a section responsible for
coordinating quality management or quality assurance (QA) for all sections of the
laboratory
✔✔Responsibilities of the QA section - ✔✔May include management of off-site testing,
personnel training, updating SOPs, monitoring compliance with regulatory agencies,
