LabQ 2025 Clinical Laboratory: Phlebotomy Faculty/Authors
Ladonna Moreland, MS, MLS, (ASCP)CM Instructor
Rush University Chicago, Illinois
CMLE Credit: 2.0 Estimated Completion Time: 2 hour Format: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam
Instructions
To claim CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:
Faculty DisclosuresThe faculty have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.
Technical Considerations
Release Date: 7/31/2025 Review Date:Expiration Date: 12/31/2027
describe the pre-analytical stage of laboratory testing, to include blood specimen collection methods;
discuss how rejected specimens impact patient care and safety;
identify and describe the different categories of reasons for clinical specimen rejection;
state the rationale for performing regular quality improvement audits; and
identify common methods to reduce pre-analytical errors in specimen collection.