Collection ProceduresQuestion 29 of 100
A requisition lists the patient name and tests but has no ordering provider and no collection priority. What should the phlebotomist do?
a.Collect the specimens and write in a provider name from the chart
b.Collect only the tests the phlebotomist recognizes
c.Collect the specimens and let the laboratory sort it out
d.Stop and have the incomplete requisition corrected before collecting
Explanation
Laboratory testing must be performed on an authorized, complete order, so an incomplete requisition is clarified with the ordering source before any blood is drawn. Writing in information the phlebotomist did not receive from the provider falsifies the record. Collecting first and deferring the problem risks an unauthorized draw and a redraw for the patient.
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