Placenta Request Form The placenta order details should be completed on the electronic order and the request form should be printed from the electronic chart in all cases in which a placenta is submitted for examination and histology. Requirements with respect to completing the request and to labelling specimen must be followed; a non-conformance will result from the following reasons: Specimen Issues Action Documentation No specimen received A second specimen must be If specimen is processed Specimen not identified collected or specimen taker must LF-GEN-0013 Specimen take responsibility in cases of an Request Amendment Specimen unlabelled emergency or where the specimen Form is completed. Addressograph on cannot be repeated. If tested the A non-conformance may specimen in case of BT report will reflect the be raised. Mandatory identifiers must Exceptions are be on specimen CSF, blood cultures and histology specimens where samples cannot be repeated. Allow sample taker to correct error. Request/Forms Issues Action Documentation Inadequate or incorrect A second specimen is requested if If specimen is the requester or clinical staff processed. patient details. Incorrect/No test requested looking after the patient does not Specimen Request correct error. Amendment Form is Ordering physician not completed. identified A non-conformance may Specimen collected at be raised. incorrect time or date or
Placenta Request Form The placenta order details should be completed on the electronic order and the request form should be printed from the electronic chart in all cases in which a placenta is submitted for examination and histology. Requirements with respect to completing the request and to labelling specimen must be followed; a non-conformance will result from the following reasons: Specimen Issues Action Documentation No specimen received Specimen not identified Specimen unlabelled Addressograph on specimen in case of BT Mandatory identifiers must be on specimen A second specimen must be collected or specimen taker must take responsibility in cases of an emergency or where the specimen cannot be repeated. If tested the report will reflect the Exceptions are CSF, blood cultures and histology specimens where samples cannot be repeated. Allow sample taker to correct error. If specimen is processed LF-GEN-0013 Specimen Request Amendment Form is completed. A non-conformance may be raised. Request/Forms Issues Action Documentation Inadequate or incorrect patient details. Incorrect/No test requested Ordering physician not identified Specimen collected at incorrect time or date or A second specimen is requested if the requester or clinical staff looking after the patient does not correct error. If specimen is processed. Specimen Request Amendment Form is completed. A non-conformance may be raised.
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