Specimens for Blood Bank Testing May Require a Unique Extra

Multiple Choice

Specimens for blood bank testing may require a unique extra step to be carried out after specimen collection is complete. This extra step that is only required for blood bank testing is:

A) labeling of all tubes after collection is complete.
B) verbally asking an outpatient to confirm the name (last and first) on the label of each tube.
C) attachment of an additional label from the patient's blood bank identification band to the blood bank tube.
D) label any additional tubes drawn because of a loss of vacuum in the original tubes.