Phlebotomy Exam Prep 8, Specimen Labeling at Bedside

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - To always label specimens immediately after collection, at the patient's bedside, before leaving their presence. - That the five essential elements on a specimen label are the patient's full name, a second unique identifier, the date, the time, and the collector's initials. - Why pre-labeling tubes before a blood draw is a critical error and a common exam trap. - How a mislabeled specimen leading to a major transfusion reaction is classified as a sentinel event by The Joint Commission. - The mnemonic "L.A.B. P.I." to recall that you must Label At Bedside with the Patient's name/ID and your Initials/Info. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep