As you process specimens, some of them need to be transferred to another tube for shipping to a reference laboratory. Other specimens need to have aliquots sent to different sections of your laboratory. What is the proper way to label the secondary specimen containers?

A. Only the name of the patient needs to be on the secondary container.
B. All patient information that is on the original specimen must appear on separated specimens.
C. Only the laboratory accession number needs to be on the secondary container.
D. All patient and phlebotomist information that is on the original specimen must appear on separated specimens.

Answer: B

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