Histotechnology - NSH Questions - Laboratory Management 2023/2024 updated to pass

Histotechnology - NSH Questions - Laboratory ManagementIn the last decade, CTD has become common concern for laboratory managers. The acronym CTD refers to: - correct answers Cumulative trauma disorder The agency that has published guidelines for the preparation of technical procedure manuals is the following: - correct answers Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) When writing a procedure in the NCCLS format, which of the following DOES NOT need to be included? - correct answers Quality assurance monitors In order to meet quality control standards for a laboratory oven that is used at various temperatures for different procedures, the chart must contain space for the following records: - correct answers Required temperature and actual temperature taken just before use CAP requires that approximately 90 percent of routine specimens requiring a frozen section have a turn-around-time (calculated from arrival in the grossing area to notification of the diagnosis) measuring: - correct answers 20 min NAACLS requires that an approved Histotechnology Program include objectives and methods of evaluation from the following domains: - correct answers Cognitive, psychomotor, and affective As a result of DRGs to classify Medicare patients and determine a fixed reimbursement, the laboratory can not bill for: - correct answers Tests performed for Medicare in-patients An employee has an excellent technical work record. However, his personality and general attitude are undesirable. During the last two months, this employee has been frequently tardy for work, claiming car trouble. At the first corrective counseling session, the manager should: - correct answers Warn the employee that, in the future, repeated tardiness may lead to disciplinary action. Which of the following inquiries legally can be made regarding a job applicant's affiliations? - correct answers Specific jobs, social organizations, or experiences that relate to the position the applicant is seeking. Which of the following inquiries is acceptable in a job interview? - correct answers Any languages that the applicant speaks/or writes fluently The inclusion of subordinates in managerial decision- making process tends to: - correct answers Increase the commitment of subordinates to managerial decisions Under the concept of "Management by Objectives" employees are evaluated primarily on the basis of: - correct answers Results accomplished Employee evaluation systems which rely primarily on productivity measure tend to: - correct answers Produce low employee morale In CQI (continuous quality improvement) or Team works, the team facilitator must: - correct answers Understand the principles of continuous quality improvment The means by which an employee knows what is expected of him/her is known as: - correct answers Job description The primary aim of the policy and procedure manuals is to ensure: - correct answers Effective communication What is the accounting term for test-specific costs which rise in direct proportion to the numbers of procedures performed? - correct answers Direct costs A histology tissue processor costs $42,000 and have a lifespan of 6 years and a guaranteed trade in value of $8,000 and will handle 9,000 specimens per year. Calculate its yearly depreciation allowance using straight line depreciation. - correct answers $42,000 - 8,000= $34,000 $34,000/6 years = $5,666.6 So the answer is $5,666 Using the same information as above question, calculate the depreciation allowance using the "units of output" depreciation method. - correct answers The yearly depreciation allowance is $5,666. $5,666/9,000 specimens = $0.63 per specimen The histology laboratory had 12,652 labor hours for the year. How many FTEs (Full time equivalents) were used by this section? - correct answers 1 year = 2,080 hours 12,652 labor hours/2,080 hours = 6.08 Answer: 6.1 The life span of a capital equipment is usually a minimum of: - correct answers 1 year Which of the following describes the process of establishing and declaring that a person has met the standards established by a professional organization? - correct answers Certification Under the CLIA'88 criteria, manual procedures with a limited number of steps which include sample or reagent preparation like many of those in the histology laboratory are classified as: - correct answers Category 2; moderate complexity testing methods What is the minimum education requirement for testing personnel in high complexity testing laboratories? - correct answers Associate degree A student is learning about a new staining procedure by reading a textbook. This is an example of which type of learning domain? - correct answers Cognitive