How to Label a Blood Sample

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Identify your patient.. Perform venipuncture. Remain at the patient's bedside.

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Identify your patient.

Step 1

Identify your patient.

2

Perform venipuncture

Step 2

Perform venipuncture

3

Remain at the patient's bedside.

Step 3

Remain at the patient's bedside.

4

Peel the label off its backing and stick it on your finger.

Step 4

Peel the label off its backing and stick it on your finger.

5

Hold the tube horizontally so that the coloured stopper is facing left.

Step 5

Hold the tube horizontally so that the coloured stopper is facing left.

6

Place the label on the tube.

Step 6

Place the label on the tube.

7

Repeat for your remaining tubes.

Step 7

Repeat for your remaining tubes.

8

Avoid incorrect placement or positioning.

Step 8

Avoid incorrect placement or positioning.

9

Follow specific downtime procedures if IT failures prevent you from generating l

Step 9

Follow specific downtime procedures if IT failures prevent you from generating labels.

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