Phlebotomy Final Exam 2026/2027 QUESTIONS WITH Answer Key (9pages)

Which of the following types of law is created by a legislative body? Statutory Law Which of the following types of law is determined by court decisions through the interpretation of existing law? Case Law Which of the following types of law is created by an agency through written regulations? Administrative Law The violation of which type of law leads to a criminal action? Public Law An unjustifiable attempt to touch another person can lead to what charge? Assault The intentional touching of another person without consent can lead to what charge? Battery A violation of private law may lead to which of the following? Civil Action Which of the following is the term for an injury to one person for which another person, who caused the injury, is legally responsible? Tort Which of the following is the legal basis for most medical malpractice cases? Unintentional tort Which of the following is the legal term for a person claiming to have been harmed? Plaintiff What does the term "liable" mean? Legally responsible Which of the following terms represents the failure to perform an action that is consistent with the accepted standard of care? Negligence Which of the following terms refers to the agreement of medical opinion on appropriate patient care in a given situation? Accepted standard care Which of the following is not a penalty for HIPAA violation? Loss of job Which of the following is not considered PHI (Protected Health Information)? Patient payments What type of consent is acceptable in emergency situations? Written consent What is the term given to the period of time allowed to file civil action? Joint Commission Quantitative methods used to monitor the quality of procedures to ensure accurate test results: QC quality control Represents the major goal of total quality management (TQM) programs: CQI continuous quality improvement A larger set of methods used to guarantee quality patient care, including patient preparation and specimen collection and transport protocols QA quality assurance The philosophy that sees the potential for improvement in every area, no matter how the current performance level: TQM total quality management A collection of the entire set of approaches used by the institution to provide patient satisfaction: TQM Laboratory document that contains information about the underlying testing and other protocols: Procedure manual Document containing information about laboratory schedules, patient preparation, and specimen handling: Directory services A phlebotomist is most responsible for controlling for which of the following types of variables in test results? Preanalytic A delay in reporting test results is considered what type of variable? Postanalytic An error in machine calibration is what type of variable? Analytic Improper identification of the patient is considered what type of variable? Preanalytic What is another name for point-of-care testing (POCT)? Alternate site testing Which of the following agencies decides whether a given test is CLIA-waived? FDA