Question 1

Under the Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990, voluntary reporting of unsafe medical devices will require the use of form

Accepted Answer

A) 3419. 
B) 3500. 
C)  3500A. 
D)  MSDS. B

Question 2

Which federal agency is responsible for establishing standards for safety and for monitoring the workplace environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  NRC 
B)  OSHA 
C)  FDA 
D)  NCRP B

Question 3

Customers who come from outside the healthcare organization are generally referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  external customers. 
B)  internal customers. 
C)  External and internal customers. 
D)  None of the answer options are correct. A

Question 4

W. Edwards Deming's management approach can be summarized by his ____ points.

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  7 
C)  10 
D)  14

Question 5

How many different methods of disease transmission are stated to be minimized by Tier 2 precautions?

Accepted Answer

A)  One 
B)  Two 
C)  Three 
D)  Four

Question 6

Members of the general public who may be exposed to frequent or continuous exposure from artificial sources other than medical exposure have a recommended maximum effective dose equivalent of _____ rem/year.

Accepted Answer

A)  0.1 
B)  0.5 
C)  1.0 
D)  5.0

Question 7

Which of the following statements is correct about the 80/20 rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  Twenty percent of the causes result in 80%of the problems. 
B)  Twenty percent of the problems are the result of 80% of the causes. 
C)  40% of the time there will be problems. 
D)  None of the answer options are correct.

Question 8

The measurement of the level of quality at some point in time with no effort to change or improve the level of care is known as quality

Accepted Answer

A)  management. 
B)  assurance. 
C)  assessment. 
D)  control.

Question 9

What is the average amount of background radiation per year in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  100 mrem 
B)  250 mrem 
C)  360 mrem 
D)  480 mrem

Question 10

Which of the following are normally considered external customers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nurses 
B)  Referring physicians 
C)  Inpatients 
D)  Intensive care wards

Question 11

Invasive quality control equipment testing is considered to be

Accepted Answer

A)  simple. 
B)  complex. 
C)  Simple and complex. 
D)  None of the answer options are correct.

Question 12

When did the Mammography Quality Standards Act become effective?

Accepted Answer

A)  April 1992 
B)  October 1994 
C)  October 1997 
D)  April 1999

Question 13

How many levels of quality control testing and monitoring are there?

Accepted Answer