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Chapter 2 Quality Assurance and Legal issues in Healthcare Chapter Review Questions 1. This organization establishes standards for the operation of hospitals and other health care facilities and services a. American Hospital Association b. College of American Pathology c. National Accrediting Agency d. The Joint Commission 9. A phlebotomist hired by a hospital as a temporary employee commits a negligent act for which the hospital is liable. This is an empleo a t and battery respondent superior b. res ipsa loquitur d standard of care 10. A phlebotomist collects a sample from a 16-year- old patient without obtaining parental organdian consent. The phlebotomist could be charged with which of the following a. Assault and battery b. Invasion of privacy e. Statute of limitations d. Vicarious liability 2. An agency that manages the federal health care programs of Medicare and Medicaid is the a. CAP. c. CLSI b. CLIA d. CMS 3. This is an early warning policy to help health care organizations identify unfavorable actions and take steps to prevent them. a. Quality indicators c. Six Sigma b. Sentinel events d. Threshold values 4. These measurable, objective guides are established to monitor all aspects of patient care. a. Indicators c. Policies b. Outcomes d. Procedures 5. Which manual describes the chemical, electrical and radiation concerns for the laboratory? a. Infection control c. Safety manual manual d. Test catalog b. Procedure manual 11. National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) are: a. rules set down by CDC and overseen by OSHA b. standards set by NAACLS for educational programs. c. the Joint Commission's specific safety requirements. d. voluntary guidelines and protocol written by CLSI. 12. A comparison of current test results with previous results for the same test on the same patient is called a a. delta check. c. risk control b. quality indicator d. sentinel event. 6. One of the generic steps in risk management is a. assessment of test menus. b. education of the employees. c. evaluation of medical records. d. review of employees' records. 13. Which one of the following forms states the concern and describes the corrective action when a problem occurs! a. Equipment check form b. Delta review form c. Internal report d. Quality control check 14. A type of negligence committed by a professional is called c. invasion of privacy b. battery d. malpractice. a. assault. 7. Informed consent means that: a. a patient's medical records are available for review by all health care workers. b. all consequences of a medical procedure have been given to the patient. c. the patient received a book outlining all proce- dures and their consequences. d. the patient's confidentiality has been breached during the assessment process. 15. Failure to keep privileged medical information private is a breach of confidentiality. b. invasion of privacy. c. res ipsa loquitur d. vicarious liability 8. This national organization develops guidelines and sets standards for laboratory procedures. a. CAP c. CLSI d. NAACLS b. CLIAC

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ANSWER.

1) d) The joint commission establishes standards for the operation of hospitals

         and other healthcare facilities and services.

2) d) CMS(Centers foe medicare and medicaid services) is an agency the at manages

         the federal healthcare programs of medicare and medicaid.

3) b) Sentinel events is an early warning policy helps the healthcare organization to identify

        unfavorable actions and takes steps to prevent them.

4) a) Indicators are measurable,objective guides established to monitor all aspects of patient

        care.

5) c) Safety manual describes the chemical,electrical and radiation concerns of the laboratory.

6) b) Education of the employees is one of the generic steps in risk management.

7) b) Informed consent means that all consequences of a medical procedure have been given

        to the patient.

8) c) CLSI (Clinical laboratory standards institute) develops guidelines and set standards for

         laboratory procedures.

9) c) A phlebotomist hired by a hospital as a temporary employee commit a negligent act for

        which the hospital is liable is an example of respondant superior.

10) a) A phlebotomist collect a sample from a 16 yr old patient without obtaining parental or guardian

          consent then the phlebotomist could be charged with assault and battery.

11) c) National patient safety goals are the joint commissions specific safety requirements.

12) a) Comparison of current test results with previous results for the same test on the same

          patient is called a Delta check.

13) c) Internal report states the concern and describes the corrective action when a problem

          occurs.

14) b) A type of negligence committed by a professional is called Battery.

15) a) Failure to keep privileged medical information private is breach of confidentiality.