biomedical science in practice exam
questions with correct answers
What is a biomedical scientist? - ANSWER-analyze blood, bodily fluids, tissue samples,
to identify =, monitor and treat diseases and evaluate effectiveness of treatments.
Trained in performing specialized techniques, uses specialized instrumentation to
analyze various samples appropriately, NHS labs involved in around 70% of diagnoses,
handle more than 150 million samples a year.
Main duties of a biomed scientist - ANSWER-routine and specialist analytical testing on
range of biological samples, run and maintain specialist equipment and manage stock
levels, work effectively and efficiently to ensure reporting turn around times are met.
Prioritize work load, work flexibly, identify anomalous results and follow yom telephone
queries, accurately record data, develop new methods, keep knowledge up to date,
train and supervise junior lab staff.
To become HCPC registered - ANSWER-15 professions, need to demonstrate you
meet HCPC standards of proficiency, demonstrated by certificate of competence.
Complete IBMS accredited degree, apply for trainee BMS post, complete registration
portfolio, undergo registration verification assessment, awarded certificate of
competence, apply for HCPC registration, apply for BMS post.
Professional and regulatory bodies - ANSWER-requirement for properly educated
professionals who perform jobs to highest standards, protection from individuals from
allegations if adhering to standards.
Professional bodies - ANSWER-bring together individuals with same ideas/vision,
educate profession, publish guidance and advice, lobby on behalf of profession.
Regulatory bodies - ANSWER-set standards to follow, hallmark of quality to registrants,
keep register of those who meet standards, take action when standards are not met.
IBMS - ANSWER-main professional body of all biomed scientists, publish educational
resources and award professional qualifications, promote role in society, publish
professional guidance and advice.
HCPC - ANSWER-main regulatory body for biomed scientists, government regulator,
regulates 15 professions involved in healthcare, keeps public register, sets minimum
standards of proficiency, conduct and CPD.
Professional requirements of BMS - ANSWER-HCPC publishes several sets of
standards which BMS much adhere, standard of proficiency, conducts, performance
and ethics, and continuing professional development.
,HCPC standards of continuing professional development - ANSWER-maintain
continuous, up to date and accurate record of their CPD activity, demonstrate CPD
activities are mix of learning activities relevant to current or future practice, seek to
ensure CPD benefits service user, and present written profile, explaining how they have
met standards for CPD.
Pathology disciplines - ANSWER-haematology, blood transfusion, biochemistry,
immunology (blood sciences), others include cellular pathology, microbiology and
virology, clinical genetics.
WIthin clinical labs, roles include - ANSWER-medical lab assistants, associate
practitioners, trainee biomed scientists, specialist BMS, higher specialist senior BMS,
lab manager.
Good lab practice - ANSWER-set of principles, assures quality and integrity of non
clinical lab studies intended to support research or marketing, permits for products
regulated by government agencies, commonly associated with pharmaceutical industry,
also food contamination limits, food packaging and additives, biological products and
medical devices.
Need to communicate in the lab - ANSWER-so everyone knows what they're doing,
clear how their role fits into the team, what's new and what's coming in the future.
Equality - ANSWER-ensuring everyone has equal opportunity and is not treated
differently or discriminate against because of characteristics, driven by legislation,
traditionally concentrated on recruitment, focus is quantitative, on equality groups, focus
on race, gender and disability
Diversity - ANSWER-taking accounts of differences between people and placing
positive value on those differences, driven by business case, focus is qualitative.
Direct discrimination - ANSWER-person or group treated in less favourable way than
another person or group would be treated in same circumstances.
Indirect discrimination - ANSWER-provision, criterion or practice applied which
adversely affects one group more than others unless provision is proportionate means
achieving a legitimate aim.
Harassment - ANSWER-unwanted, unreasonable conduct, intended to or which creates
effect of violating a person's dignity or creates an intimidating, hostile, degrading,
humiliating or offensive environment
Bullying - ANSWER-persistent, offensive, undermining behaviour, made obvious
through misuse of power, may also be carried out between colleagues.
,HASAW 1974 - ANSWER-main piece of UK health and safety legislation, places duty
on all employees to ensure health and safety and welfare at work, requires safe
operation and maintenance of working environment, plant and systems, maintenance of
safe access to and exit from workplace, safe use, handling and storage of dangerous
substances, adequate training to ensure health and safety, adequate welfare provisions
for staff at work.
Risk assessments - ANSWER-reduce and mitigate risk, identify sensible measures to
control risks in the workplace.
Lab waste disposal - ANSWER-sharps contaminated with hazardous materials must be
collected in special containers to be sent for incineration, bins enable safe storage and
dispose of categories of sharp waste, often colour coded.
Handling high risk samples - ANSWER-risk of infection labe, placed in either plastic bag
or mini grip bag, also attach label to request form, specify nature of risk, samples in lab
handled using appropriate PPE and within area of lab with appropriate biosafety
Quality - ANSWER-standard of something as measured against other things of a similar
kind, degree of excellence of something, consistency and reproducibility, getting it right
first time, requires continual improvement/refinement.
Quality manager - ANSWER-oversees implementation, development and coordination
of quality processes within pathology, while guiding adherence to relevant professional
standards and guidelines as part of QMC.
Quality assurance - ANSWER-overall process/program undertaken ensuring right test
carried out on right
specimen, right result and right interpretations are delivered to right person at right time.
- ANSWER-
Quality control - ANSWER-procedure intended to ensure manufactured products per
performed service adheres to a defined set of quality criteria or meets requirements of
client or customer. Necessary to ensure accurate and consistent clinical results,
includes techniques/activities necessary to reach desired level or quality and
consistency, emphasis on testing, checking and preventing release of incorrect results,
there is internal and external quality control
Audits - ANSWER-check processes, procedures, highlights good practice and areas of
weakness/required improvement, 3 categories which are internal, external and
cooperative.
VIKAS - ANSWER-main accreditation body in the UK, recognised by government, to
assess and declare competence of organizations against internationally recognised
standards, duty to act in public interest.
, Lab errors - ANSWER-pre analytical (most errors), analytical (testing phase), post
analytical phase (eg transcription errors when typing reports)
Potential pre analytical errors in blood sample collection - ANSWER-incorrect patient,
poor collection technique, inadequate, incorrect labelling, incorrect use or amount of
anticoagulant, incorrect testing.
Potential pre analytical errors in lab - ANSWER-booking errors, transcription errors on
labels/forms/slides, cross over of barcodes or samples or forms, reading errors.
Specimen mislabelling - ANSWER-required to have clear policy for identifying and
handling mislabelled specimens.
Potential analytical errors in lab - ANSWER-instrument error/malfunction, sample
preparation mixed up, human error, recording/transfering of results.
Potential post analytical errors in lab - ANSWER-reporting and interpreting errors,
reporting, typing/transcription errors.
Continuing professional development - ANSWER-how to learn and develop throughout
a career, ensures skill and knowledge are up to standard and date so can practice
safely, activities that HCPC registrants undertake to demonstrate their learning and
development throughout their career.
All healthcare professionals must - ANSWER-demonstrate fitness to practice, show
skills and knowledge that are current and continually demonstrate good professional
practice, undertake CPD and record it, demonstrate the activities, explain how CPD has
contributed to quality of practice and survive delivery, describe how their CPD benefits
the service user.
CPD has four main aims - ANSWER-embrace principles of lifelong learning, improve
safety and quality of practice, based on learning experiences that allow professional
development and maintenance of professional standards of practice, demonstrate
standards of knowledge, skills and competence determined by your professional body,
regulatory body and employer.
4 main categories of CPD - ANSWER-work based learning, professional activity, formal
education and self directed learning.
Reflective practice - ANSWER-systematic enquiry into practice in order to improve
practice and deepen your understanding of practice.
Several benefits - ANSWER-increases learning from experience, bridges gap between
theory and practice, increases confidence, identifies personal strength and areas for
questions with correct answers
What is a biomedical scientist? - ANSWER-analyze blood, bodily fluids, tissue samples,
to identify =, monitor and treat diseases and evaluate effectiveness of treatments.
Trained in performing specialized techniques, uses specialized instrumentation to
analyze various samples appropriately, NHS labs involved in around 70% of diagnoses,
handle more than 150 million samples a year.
Main duties of a biomed scientist - ANSWER-routine and specialist analytical testing on
range of biological samples, run and maintain specialist equipment and manage stock
levels, work effectively and efficiently to ensure reporting turn around times are met.
Prioritize work load, work flexibly, identify anomalous results and follow yom telephone
queries, accurately record data, develop new methods, keep knowledge up to date,
train and supervise junior lab staff.
To become HCPC registered - ANSWER-15 professions, need to demonstrate you
meet HCPC standards of proficiency, demonstrated by certificate of competence.
Complete IBMS accredited degree, apply for trainee BMS post, complete registration
portfolio, undergo registration verification assessment, awarded certificate of
competence, apply for HCPC registration, apply for BMS post.
Professional and regulatory bodies - ANSWER-requirement for properly educated
professionals who perform jobs to highest standards, protection from individuals from
allegations if adhering to standards.
Professional bodies - ANSWER-bring together individuals with same ideas/vision,
educate profession, publish guidance and advice, lobby on behalf of profession.
Regulatory bodies - ANSWER-set standards to follow, hallmark of quality to registrants,
keep register of those who meet standards, take action when standards are not met.
IBMS - ANSWER-main professional body of all biomed scientists, publish educational
resources and award professional qualifications, promote role in society, publish
professional guidance and advice.
HCPC - ANSWER-main regulatory body for biomed scientists, government regulator,
regulates 15 professions involved in healthcare, keeps public register, sets minimum
standards of proficiency, conduct and CPD.
Professional requirements of BMS - ANSWER-HCPC publishes several sets of
standards which BMS much adhere, standard of proficiency, conducts, performance
and ethics, and continuing professional development.
,HCPC standards of continuing professional development - ANSWER-maintain
continuous, up to date and accurate record of their CPD activity, demonstrate CPD
activities are mix of learning activities relevant to current or future practice, seek to
ensure CPD benefits service user, and present written profile, explaining how they have
met standards for CPD.
Pathology disciplines - ANSWER-haematology, blood transfusion, biochemistry,
immunology (blood sciences), others include cellular pathology, microbiology and
virology, clinical genetics.
WIthin clinical labs, roles include - ANSWER-medical lab assistants, associate
practitioners, trainee biomed scientists, specialist BMS, higher specialist senior BMS,
lab manager.
Good lab practice - ANSWER-set of principles, assures quality and integrity of non
clinical lab studies intended to support research or marketing, permits for products
regulated by government agencies, commonly associated with pharmaceutical industry,
also food contamination limits, food packaging and additives, biological products and
medical devices.
Need to communicate in the lab - ANSWER-so everyone knows what they're doing,
clear how their role fits into the team, what's new and what's coming in the future.
Equality - ANSWER-ensuring everyone has equal opportunity and is not treated
differently or discriminate against because of characteristics, driven by legislation,
traditionally concentrated on recruitment, focus is quantitative, on equality groups, focus
on race, gender and disability
Diversity - ANSWER-taking accounts of differences between people and placing
positive value on those differences, driven by business case, focus is qualitative.
Direct discrimination - ANSWER-person or group treated in less favourable way than
another person or group would be treated in same circumstances.
Indirect discrimination - ANSWER-provision, criterion or practice applied which
adversely affects one group more than others unless provision is proportionate means
achieving a legitimate aim.
Harassment - ANSWER-unwanted, unreasonable conduct, intended to or which creates
effect of violating a person's dignity or creates an intimidating, hostile, degrading,
humiliating or offensive environment
Bullying - ANSWER-persistent, offensive, undermining behaviour, made obvious
through misuse of power, may also be carried out between colleagues.
,HASAW 1974 - ANSWER-main piece of UK health and safety legislation, places duty
on all employees to ensure health and safety and welfare at work, requires safe
operation and maintenance of working environment, plant and systems, maintenance of
safe access to and exit from workplace, safe use, handling and storage of dangerous
substances, adequate training to ensure health and safety, adequate welfare provisions
for staff at work.
Risk assessments - ANSWER-reduce and mitigate risk, identify sensible measures to
control risks in the workplace.
Lab waste disposal - ANSWER-sharps contaminated with hazardous materials must be
collected in special containers to be sent for incineration, bins enable safe storage and
dispose of categories of sharp waste, often colour coded.
Handling high risk samples - ANSWER-risk of infection labe, placed in either plastic bag
or mini grip bag, also attach label to request form, specify nature of risk, samples in lab
handled using appropriate PPE and within area of lab with appropriate biosafety
Quality - ANSWER-standard of something as measured against other things of a similar
kind, degree of excellence of something, consistency and reproducibility, getting it right
first time, requires continual improvement/refinement.
Quality manager - ANSWER-oversees implementation, development and coordination
of quality processes within pathology, while guiding adherence to relevant professional
standards and guidelines as part of QMC.
Quality assurance - ANSWER-overall process/program undertaken ensuring right test
carried out on right
specimen, right result and right interpretations are delivered to right person at right time.
- ANSWER-
Quality control - ANSWER-procedure intended to ensure manufactured products per
performed service adheres to a defined set of quality criteria or meets requirements of
client or customer. Necessary to ensure accurate and consistent clinical results,
includes techniques/activities necessary to reach desired level or quality and
consistency, emphasis on testing, checking and preventing release of incorrect results,
there is internal and external quality control
Audits - ANSWER-check processes, procedures, highlights good practice and areas of
weakness/required improvement, 3 categories which are internal, external and
cooperative.
VIKAS - ANSWER-main accreditation body in the UK, recognised by government, to
assess and declare competence of organizations against internationally recognised
standards, duty to act in public interest.
, Lab errors - ANSWER-pre analytical (most errors), analytical (testing phase), post
analytical phase (eg transcription errors when typing reports)
Potential pre analytical errors in blood sample collection - ANSWER-incorrect patient,
poor collection technique, inadequate, incorrect labelling, incorrect use or amount of
anticoagulant, incorrect testing.
Potential pre analytical errors in lab - ANSWER-booking errors, transcription errors on
labels/forms/slides, cross over of barcodes or samples or forms, reading errors.
Specimen mislabelling - ANSWER-required to have clear policy for identifying and
handling mislabelled specimens.
Potential analytical errors in lab - ANSWER-instrument error/malfunction, sample
preparation mixed up, human error, recording/transfering of results.
Potential post analytical errors in lab - ANSWER-reporting and interpreting errors,
reporting, typing/transcription errors.
Continuing professional development - ANSWER-how to learn and develop throughout
a career, ensures skill and knowledge are up to standard and date so can practice
safely, activities that HCPC registrants undertake to demonstrate their learning and
development throughout their career.
All healthcare professionals must - ANSWER-demonstrate fitness to practice, show
skills and knowledge that are current and continually demonstrate good professional
practice, undertake CPD and record it, demonstrate the activities, explain how CPD has
contributed to quality of practice and survive delivery, describe how their CPD benefits
the service user.
CPD has four main aims - ANSWER-embrace principles of lifelong learning, improve
safety and quality of practice, based on learning experiences that allow professional
development and maintenance of professional standards of practice, demonstrate
standards of knowledge, skills and competence determined by your professional body,
regulatory body and employer.
4 main categories of CPD - ANSWER-work based learning, professional activity, formal
education and self directed learning.
Reflective practice - ANSWER-systematic enquiry into practice in order to improve
practice and deepen your understanding of practice.
Several benefits - ANSWER-increases learning from experience, bridges gap between
theory and practice, increases confidence, identifies personal strength and areas for
