When would a butterfly needle be used
On a patient with small or difficult veins
Collecting veins from wrist or hand
Describe a Specimen Rejection Report
A document used to formally document when a biological specimen is rejected due to not following the SOP for the procedure.
Includes reason for rejection, consequences of rejecting the specimen and steps for resubmission or follow-up
Sample is not analyzed
Describe a Near Miss Report
A document used to capture incidents/situations that could have resulted in an error, harm, or safety issue but was caught or corrected before it caused any adverse outcome
Describe the procedure for a small amount of a leaking specimen
Move to a biological safety cabinet. Remove some of the specimen from the leaking container and place into a new one. Place req in plastic to copy
For most tho - discard and req new specimen
If breakage happens in a centrifuge how long should you wait before opening to clean up
30 mins
