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Module GLP-02 · Version 1.0

Safe Venipuncture and Positive Patient Identification

A practical walk through positive patient identification, safe venous collection technique, and immediate labeling, built around an identity discrepancy and a routine two-tube draw.

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Who this module is for

New and early-career laboratory collectors preparing for supervised venipuncture competency

Learning objectives

  • Apply at least two independent patient identifiers and resolve discrepancies before collection
  • Select site, equipment, and tube based on the test and patient factors
  • Use safe needle handling, fill/mix, labeling, and postcollection observation

How completion works

Mark every required section done and answer every knowledge check in those sections correctly. The final save completes the module automatically.

Sources

12 sources

  1. 1. 42 CFR § 493.1232, Standard: Specimen identification and integrity.

    Source note · federal regulation

  2. 2. 42 CFR § 493.1242, Standard: Specimen submission, handling, and referral.

    Source note · federal regulation

  3. 3. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), page modified 2026-05-14.

    Source note · federal guidance

  4. 4. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. 29 CFR 1910.1030, Bloodborne pathogens.

    Source note · federal regulation

  5. 5. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. PRE01 Ed1, Patient and Laboratory Specimen Identification Processes, March 8, 2024.

    Source note · consensus standard

  6. 6. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. PRE02 Ed8, Collection of Diagnostic Venous Blood Specimens, February 2025.

    Source note · consensus standard

  7. 7. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. Order of Blood Draw Tubes and Additives, March 19, 2019.

    Source note · professional society guidance

  8. 8. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. 2021-2022 NHANES Laboratory Procedures Manual.

    Source note · federal guidance

  9. 9. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Collect Adult Blood Culture Sets, updated May 15, 2024.

    Source note · federal guidance

  10. 10. McCaughey EJ, et al. Key factors influencing the incidence of hemolysis: A critical appraisal of current evidence. Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences. 2017;54(1):59-72. doi:10.1080/10408363.2016.1250247.

    Source note · peer-reviewed literature

  11. 11. World Health Organization. WHO Guidelines on Drawing Blood: Best Practices in Phlebotomy, Chapter 8, 2010.

    Source note · professional society guidance

  12. 12. College of American Pathologists. All Common Checklist, COM.06000 Specimen Collection Manual (Phase II). CAP Accreditation Program, 12.09.2025 edition.

    Source note · accreditation standard