Question

You are working in the lab today for Heather, who is out sick. Taylor brings you two tubes of blood and asks you to perform a blood glucose test for Mrs. Gonzales. After Taylor leaves the lab, you notice that one of the tubes is not labeled and the other tube has only the letter S written on it. What action should you take?

Answer 1

Answer:

See explanation for answer.

Explanation:

The following are the actions I will take:

1.  I would Firstly contact Taylor & tell that on one tube no label & on another there is only s written.

2.  I would not do the test as even if I do, then the result will be varying for   the two.

3. I would ask for repeat sample as test won't be done for the previous samples.

4. - Fill in the CQI (Continuous Quality Improvement) form & submit it to the Quality department for the root cause analysis.

Answer 2

Answer:

Call Taylor and tell about the absence of labels. Ask for new samples with test  tubes labelled.

Explanation:

Uncertainity in results can occur if blood tubes are not labelled. It is a standard procedure to label the blood tubes before or after drawing blood to avoid any mix-up in lab