Hematology · stage 2 of 6

Is this sample worth testing?

The gate between the tube arriving and the bench accepting it — matching, accessioning, integrity, packing and queue order. By the end you can reject a specimen for the right reason, keep tube and slide tied to one patient, and decide what is worked up first when everything arrives at once.

Work through these in order

1. 1Checking the tube against the paperworkSpecimen Collection HEM-SC-3
2. 2Capturing the specimen's details in the LISSpecimen Collection HEM-SC-6
3. 3Spotting the mismatch before it becomes a resultSpecimen Collection HEM-SC-9
4. 4Keeping the tube and the slide tied to one patientPreparation and Testing HEM-PT-1
5. 5Judging whether a sample is fit to testSpecimen Collection HEM-SC-4
6. 6Deciding whether the specimen can be tested at allPreparation and Testing HEM-PT-21
7. 7Catching haemolysis, lipaemia and icterus before they reach a resultPreparation and Testing HEM-PT-40
8. 8Classifying and packing specimens that leave the siteSafety HEM-SA-3
9. 9Deciding what travels to the laboratory firstSpecimen Collection HEM-SC-7
10. 10Deciding what gets worked up first at the benchSpecimen Collection HEM-SC-8
11. 11Shaping a shift around specimen clocksProfessionalism HEM-PR-2
12. 12Passing a specimen on to the right personReporting and Communication HEM-RC-5

This reading order is MLTPrep’s own. To browse the same material filed against the competency areas instead, go back to the Hematology study guide.

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