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SPECIMEN LABELING AND LABORATORY REQUISITIONS


Specimen Container Label
Each specimen container must be identified with a gummed label. The label must contain the following information:

Patient's name
Medical record number
Date/time of collection
Initials of person collecting the specimen
  • Blood Bank specimen need 2 inititals

  • Note: Consult individual test requirements for special labeling requirements.
    Laboratory Requisitions/Test Orders
    Mandatory Information:
    Patient's full name (last, first)
    Patient's medical record number (if available)
    Patient's location
    Patient's age and sex
    Physician's full name
    Test(s) requested: Check the box to the left of the test on the requisition. For tests not listed on the form legibly, print name of ordered test on the blank lines.
    Diagnosis and/or ICD-9 code
    Date and time of specimen collection
    Supplemental Information
    • Note any special instructions (fasting, preoperative, etc)
    • Stat identification: Write "STAT" on requisition in red; or affix a STAT label to the requisition; or use a Blood Test Stat requisition
    • Microbiology requests must identify the type of specimen submitted and the anatomical site (source) of specimen collection. Antibiotics administered must also be indicated.
    • Creatinine clearance requests must state the patient's height and weight.
    • Cytogenetic study requests must be accompanied by a completed Patient History Form. Forms are available from Cytogenetics, ext 26298.
    • Drug levels must have time of drug dose
    Laboratory Requisitions
    Laboratory requisitions are used for outpatient test requests and inpatient test requests when order entry in PCIS (POE) is unavailable.ı Laboratory requisitions are available through Laboratory Support Services (LSS) in Room 470 Jelke or by calling ext. 22378.ı The following is a list of requisitions in use:

    Your will need to view these files.

    Form 4002ııııııııııı Emergency Services
    Form 4003ııııııııııı Blood Tests Stats
    Form 4004ııııııııııı Blood Tests Routine
    Form 4005ııııııııııı Blood Gases
    Form 4006ııııııııııı Microbiology
    Form 4007ııııııııııı Microbiology/Immunology
    Form 4008ııııııııııı HLA Laboratory
    Form 4009ııııııııııı Blood Bank
    Form 4010ııııııııııı Specialty Tests
    Form 4011ııııııııııı Urine/Body Fluid Tests
    Form 5709ııııııııııı Transfusion Request

    Each inpatient nursing station is stocked with laboratory requisitions by the Laboratory Liaison Technicians (LLT) assigned to the unit. Outpatient, physicians office, and client areas may obtain requisitions from LSS as stated above.

           

           

           

           

           

           

           

           



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