AAB MT BASIC KNOWLEDGE WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS
If one control is outside the 95% confidence limits, then what is
the most appropriate remedial action to take initially? Correct
Answer Repeat the same control
Where should an unopened container of methanol be stored?
Correct Answer Flammable safety cabinet
After preventative maintenance by field service, which one of the
following is recommended? Correct Answer Verification of QC
results
According to CLIA, who is responsible for specimen processing,
test performance, and reporting test results? Correct Answer
Testing personnel
Which one of the following is NOT a job duty of the testing
personnel? Correct Answer Interpretation of highly complex
testing
All of the following are job duties of testing personnel: Correct
Answer Inventory control, equipment maintenance, and accuracy
of reported results
Which one of the following is not required to be kept in the
employee's personnel records? Correct Answer Continuing
education documents?
,All of the following are required to be kept in the employee's
personnel records: Correct Answer Job competency training
checklist, remedial action documentation, and annual
performance appraisal.
Which one of the following statements concerning CEUs is false?
Correct Answer CEUs are mandated by the College of American
Pathologists
Who is responsible for monitoring trends for corrected reports in
the laboratory? Correct Answer Quality assurance
Which federal law requires that the competency of laboratory
personnel be documented? Correct Answer CLIA
Tracking and trending customer complaints concerning the
laboratory is a responsibility of which area? Correct Answer
Quality assurance
Which federal agency issues regulations to ensure employee
safety? Correct Answer Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA)
OSHA Hazard Communication Standard requires original
container labels to contain all of the following information
EXCEPT which one? Correct Answer Emergency telephone
number
OSHA Hazard Communication Standard requires original
container labels to contain all of the following information: Correct
Answer Product name, warning label, and manufacturer's name
and address
, Which federal agency requires safety training during new
employee orientation and annually thereafter? Correct Answer
OSHA
Which plan minimizes personnel exposure to hazardous
chemicals? Correct Answer Chemical hygiene plan
Which bloodborne pathogens are of greatest risk to
laboratorians? Correct Answer Hepatitis B and HIV
All of the following are components of the OSHA Tuberculosis
plan: Correct Answer All employees with patient contact must be
fit for respirators, all laboratory employees are required to have
PPD skin tests, employees who have had a positive PPD must
have an annual chest x-ray exam.
All of the following are components of the OSHA Tuberculosis
plan EXCEPT: Correct Answer All lab employees are exempt
from having fit testing for respirators.
When a fire occurs, when should the hospital operator be notified
of the fire? Correct Answer After pulling the alarm
Which federal agency regulates disposal of biohazardous waste?
Correct Answer Environmental protection agency (EPA)
Which federal agency regulates facilities that use radioisotopes?
Correct Answer Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Which federal agency regulates the disposal of hazardous
chemicals and biohazardous wastes? Correct Answer EPA
Which labor law requires an employer to provide reasonable
accommodations to a wheechair-bound employee? Correct
Answer Americans with Disabilities Act
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS
If one control is outside the 95% confidence limits, then what is
the most appropriate remedial action to take initially? Correct
Answer Repeat the same control
Where should an unopened container of methanol be stored?
Correct Answer Flammable safety cabinet
After preventative maintenance by field service, which one of the
following is recommended? Correct Answer Verification of QC
results
According to CLIA, who is responsible for specimen processing,
test performance, and reporting test results? Correct Answer
Testing personnel
Which one of the following is NOT a job duty of the testing
personnel? Correct Answer Interpretation of highly complex
testing
All of the following are job duties of testing personnel: Correct
Answer Inventory control, equipment maintenance, and accuracy
of reported results
Which one of the following is not required to be kept in the
employee's personnel records? Correct Answer Continuing
education documents?
,All of the following are required to be kept in the employee's
personnel records: Correct Answer Job competency training
checklist, remedial action documentation, and annual
performance appraisal.
Which one of the following statements concerning CEUs is false?
Correct Answer CEUs are mandated by the College of American
Pathologists
Who is responsible for monitoring trends for corrected reports in
the laboratory? Correct Answer Quality assurance
Which federal law requires that the competency of laboratory
personnel be documented? Correct Answer CLIA
Tracking and trending customer complaints concerning the
laboratory is a responsibility of which area? Correct Answer
Quality assurance
Which federal agency issues regulations to ensure employee
safety? Correct Answer Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA)
OSHA Hazard Communication Standard requires original
container labels to contain all of the following information
EXCEPT which one? Correct Answer Emergency telephone
number
OSHA Hazard Communication Standard requires original
container labels to contain all of the following information: Correct
Answer Product name, warning label, and manufacturer's name
and address
, Which federal agency requires safety training during new
employee orientation and annually thereafter? Correct Answer
OSHA
Which plan minimizes personnel exposure to hazardous
chemicals? Correct Answer Chemical hygiene plan
Which bloodborne pathogens are of greatest risk to
laboratorians? Correct Answer Hepatitis B and HIV
All of the following are components of the OSHA Tuberculosis
plan: Correct Answer All employees with patient contact must be
fit for respirators, all laboratory employees are required to have
PPD skin tests, employees who have had a positive PPD must
have an annual chest x-ray exam.
All of the following are components of the OSHA Tuberculosis
plan EXCEPT: Correct Answer All lab employees are exempt
from having fit testing for respirators.
When a fire occurs, when should the hospital operator be notified
of the fire? Correct Answer After pulling the alarm
Which federal agency regulates disposal of biohazardous waste?
Correct Answer Environmental protection agency (EPA)
Which federal agency regulates facilities that use radioisotopes?
Correct Answer Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Which federal agency regulates the disposal of hazardous
chemicals and biohazardous wastes? Correct Answer EPA
Which labor law requires an employer to provide reasonable
accommodations to a wheechair-bound employee? Correct
Answer Americans with Disabilities Act
