LLSGLaboratory Specimen Collection Guide

Policies
Corporate Policy on Specimen Identification
Sharps Disposal
Decontamination Methods / Routine Cleaning
Patient Identification
Forms and Requisitions
Laboratory Requisitions
Completing a Manual Requisition
Collection Label Requirements
Blood Collection
Phlebotomy Procedure
Phlebotomy Competence Checklist
Sampling from a Central Line
Blood Culture Collection
Newborn/Neonate Venous Blood Collection Procedure
Collection of Venous Blood Gases
Venus Blood Gasses Collection Equipment
Capillary Blood Sampling - Self Directed Learning Package
Specimen Labeling
Tube Type and Order of Draw
Volume Requirements
Use of Discard Tube with Winged Collection Sets
Saliva Collection for Cortisol
Instructions for collection of saliva for Cortisol
Stool Collection
Collection Containers and Requirements for Faeces Collection
Urine Collection
Voided Urine Collection System
Urine Drainage Bag Collection System
Urine Dipstick (Sample Stability and Transport Method)
24 Hour Urine Collection
Tissue
Pathology
Submission of Specimens to Pathology
Trace Elements
Microbiology
Transporting Specimens to the Laboratory
Transporting Specimens to the Laboratory
Cultures Microbiology/Virology
Blood Culture Collection Collection Containers and Procedures
Genital Cultures
Chlamydia / Neisseria gonorrhoeae Antigen Detection Collection Kits
Lesion Swab Collection (Virology)
Ocular / Eye Swab Collection
Collection Containers, Labelling, and Requisitions
Microbiology Cultures (Lab Test Guide)
MRSA -Nasal/Perianal Screening Procedure Effective: May 2007
Virology Collection-General Guidelines
Cytogenetics
Cytogenetics
Cytology
Cytology
Trace Elements
Trace Elements
How to access information on specimen
How to Access Information on the Status of a Specimen /Sample using PowerChart
How to Access Information on Specimen Sample Collection, Order, Transport and Results
How to Access Information on Specimen/Sample Collection, Order, Transport, Status & Results (Combined Poster)
Wrong Blood in Tube (WBIT) Investigation
Toolkit for WBIT Occurrence Investigation .pdf	WBIT Investigation Tool .xls

For all other inquiries, please go to the
Laboratory Test Information Guide.