Quality System Essentials (QSEs) Form the Basis of a Laboratory's

Multiple Choice

Quality system essentials (QSEs) form the basis of a laboratory's quality management system (QMS) and contain the management information needed for a laboratory to perform quality work. Which of the following items might be studied as part of an examination of a laboratory's purchasing and inventory?

A) Total budget for purchase of reagents
B) A check to verify that all a laboratory's instrument are owned by the laboratory
C) Availability of adequate reagents, supplies, and service arrangements
D) Number of years each instrument has been in use