When Aliquoting Specimens into Different Tubes, the Best Means of Labeling

Multiple Choice

When aliquoting specimens into different tubes, the best means of labeling the pour off tubes to ensure that specimen numbers are correctly transferred is to:

A) hand-label additional labels for the pour off tubes.
B) label additional pour off tubes by hand at the patient's bedside.
C) line up the pour off tubes behind the original specimen tube in a rack and label them later.
D) use extra specimen tube labels generated by the laboratory computer system.