PRINCIPLES OF MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE:
POST-LECTURE EXAM (LABORATORY)
Part I. 10 points each.
1. In terms of a standard health care setting, how would you define “Quality”?
In health care setting, quality defines the provided health care services for
patients are safe, patient-centered, efficient and effective where the desired
health outcomes are attained and consistent with professional knowledge.
2. On what particular aspect of health care does an accurate, reliable and timely result
play in the management of human disease/s.
I think it is the laboratory results since it must be accurate, reliable and timely.
3. What are the costs of laboratory errors?
The costs of laboratory errors are the patient outcomes, personnel effort and
time.
4. What are the essential elements of a Quality Management System? Describe briefly
each one of them.
I think these are the following essential elements of quality management
system:
∙ Organization – to have an organized structure and management of the
laboratory.
∙ Personnel – must be competent and motivated workers.
∙ Equipment – used in laboratory and must work properly as well as it is
maintained and managed appropriately.
∙ Purchasing and Inventory – manages the quantification of reagents and
supplies, and all are ensured to be in a good quality and available any time.
∙ Process Control – ensures the laboratory testing process and procedures
maintained its quality and condition.
∙ Information Management – manages the information and data of patients
which must be accurate and confidential.
∙ Documents and Records – must be maintained accessible, accurate and
confidential.
