Quality-Assurance Methods Utilized During the Postanalytical Phase Include All the Items

question 17

Multiple Choice

Quality-assurance methods utilized during the postanalytical phase include all the items listed below except:

• A)Transmission of results to the health-care provider in a timely manner
• B)Appropriate notation of reference ranges included with patient results
• C)Correct units of measurement reported with test results
• D)Appropriate patient preparation for specimen collection

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Definitions:

Open Punctuation

A writing style for business correspondence that omits traditional punctuation marks after the salutation and the complimentary close.

Copy Notation

A notation on written correspondence indicating additional recipients who have been sent copies of the document.

Complimentary Closing

The closing remark of a business letter found two spaces below the last line of the body of the letter.

Subject Line

Optional line of two to three words that appears three lines below the inside address of a business letter.