A Nurse Has Just Completed Venipuncture on a Patient and Collected

question 57

Multiple Choice

A nurse has just completed venipuncture on a patient and collected a plasma specimen for bilirubin testing.Which of the following special precautions should the nurse take when transporting this specimen to the laboratory?

• A)Place the specimen in an ice slurry.
• B)Put the specimen in a specially padded envelope.
• C)Wrap the specimen in foil to protect it from any electromagnetic radiation.
• D)Protect the specimen from light.

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