Documentation in the Lab

Documentation is

• a system of records
• only written on paper
• only electronic
• a seal of approval

Good Laboratory Practices is also called 

• GLP
• Common sense
• safety 
• unnecessary

Directive documents are not

• protocols
• SOP's
• laboratory notebooks
• labels

Data Collection documents are

• protocols
• instructions
• goals, standards, commitments
• chain of custody forms

Commitment documents

• protocols
• instructions
• goals, standards, commitments
• a record of data

SOP stands for 

• Standard Operating Procedure
• Statement of Position
• Stock Option Plan
• Statement of Purpose

Laboratory notebooks

• are a chronological log of everything one does in a lab
• filled out by analysts
• used to identify materials
• trace movement of a sample

Chain of custody forms

• are a chronological log of everything one does in a lab
• filled out by analysts to record info
• used to identify materials
• trace movement of a sample

Good documentation practices state: Records should be written legibly and be understandable.

• True 
• False

Good documentation practices state: Dates are not required, and it's ok to backdate stuff.

• True 
• False