Specimen Collection Guide
A Joint Venture of London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph's Health Care London
Revised: December 23, 2009 10:03 AM
Laboratory Specimen Collection Guide
Policies
Corporate Policy on Specimen Identification
Sharps Disposal
Decontamination Methods / Routine Cleaning
Identification of Patients (Impatients Collections)
Identification of Patients (Outpatients Collections)
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
Capillary Blood Sampling - Self Directed Learning Package
Collection of Capillary Blood Gases
Specimen Labeling
Tube Type and Order of Draw
Volume Requirements
Neonatal Specimens
Collecting A Hair Sample from a Newborn
Requisition
Collecting a Meconium Sample from a Newborn
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
Trace Elements
Microbiology
Pathology
Cytology
Transporting Specimens to the Laboratory
Transporting Specimens to the Laboratory
Cultures
Blood Culture Collection Collection Containers and Procedures
Chlamydia / GC Collection Kits
Collection Containers, Labelling, and Requisitions
Microbiology Cultures (Lab Test Guide)
MRSA -Nasal/Perianal Screening Procedure Effective: May 2007
Cytogenetics
Cytogenetics
Cytology
Cytology
Trace Elements
Trace Elements
For all other inquiries, please go to the
Laboratory Test Information Guide.
