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

question 4

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

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