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Pre-analytical quality: Specimen collection, labelling and transport

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for phlebotomists. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 40 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 21 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 18 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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6 lessons, about 40 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Patient identification and labelling · 8 min

    Identify the patient positively and label every sample at the point of collection so the laboratory accepts it.

  • Lesson 2: Order of draw · 6 min

    Fill tubes in the correct order of draw and mix them correctly.

  • Lesson 3: Haemolysis and other rejection causes · 8 min

    Prevent haemolysis and the other common reasons a sample is rejected.

  • Lesson 4: Blood cultures without contamination · 8 min

    Take blood cultures with the right volume and without contamination.

  • Lesson 5: Transport and storage · 5 min

    Package, transport and store samples safely and on time.

  • Lesson 6: Final assessment · 5 min

    Final assessment · Completion

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Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

At induction and before taking samples unsupervised, then a regular update at the interval your organisation or laboratory sets (organisation policy).

Phlebotomists, ward and clinic nurses, healthcare assistants and doctors who take blood samples, laboratory assistants and sample reception staff, porters who carry samples.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • How and by whom practical venepuncture and blood culture skill is assessed
  • How to identify patients who cannot state their name
  • The laboratory's minimum identifiers and label rules
  • Where local rejection and contamination figures come from
  • The laboratory's own tube chart and colours
  • Who may sample from central lines and how
  • The laboratory's rejection list and what to do next
  • Number of sets, one or two sites, paediatric volumes, bottle fill marks
  • The skin and bottle-top antiseptic products your laboratory approves
  • Local blood spill and sharps procedure
  • Times, temperatures, ice and pneumatic tube rules per test
  • Where samples go when the lab or porters are closed
  • Lab contact
  • Educator contact
  • Course URL
  • LMS or record system
  • Live session URL
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