Author(s)
Ladonna Moreland, MS, MLS, (ASCP)CM
Instructor
Rush University
Chicago, Illinois
Primary Audience: Pathologists and Clinical Scientists
Secondary Audience: Residents, Laboratory Technologist/Scientist (Includes all sub-specialty areas), Students, Pathologist Assistants, Laboratory Directors and Educators
Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:
· describe the pre-analytical stage of laboratory testing, to include blood specimen collection methods;
· discuss how rejected specimens impact patient care and safety;
· identify and describe the different categories of reasons for clinical specimen rejection;
· state the rationale for performing regular quality improvement audits; and
· identify common methods to reduce pre-analytical errors in specimen collection.