A medical assistant is preparing a patient's blood specimen for transport to an outside laboratory. To comply with major patient safety standards, which of the following pieces of information should be included on the specimen label?
According to patient safety guidelines from organizations like The Joint Commission and the College of American Pathologists (CAP), all patient specimens must be labeled with a minimum of two unique patient identifiers. Acceptable identifiers include the patient's full name and their date of birth or a unique medical record number. Using two identifiers is a critical step in preventing misidentification errors that can lead to incorrect diagnoses and treatment. A patient's room number is not considered a unique identifier because it is temporary and can change.
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