ICU Lab/Specimen Handling

Last update: March 17, 2020

Checklist

• Blood draw supplies
• Specimen supplies
• Pre-labeled specimen containers/tubes
• Large and small specimen bags

Process

• Don PPE with double glove
• RN in hot room collects, labels, and scans specimens
• RN in hot room puts labeled specimens into pre-labeled small specimen bags
• RN doffs outer gloves, performs hand hygiene, cleans biohazard specimen bag with purple wipe
• Through door, RN in hot room drops small biohazard bag into new large specimen bag held by assistant in anteroom (wearing gloves and N95 only)
• No labs or specimens are to be tubed

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