CEexpress 5 contains two articles about the impact of pre-analytic errors and how they can be prevented.
This CEexpress explores the incidence of laboratory errors and some of the reasons that errors occur frequently in the pre-analytic phase. The course focuses on the importance of proper test orders, specimen collection, and labeling to reduce and prevent pre-analytic errors in the laboratory. The requirements for the pre-analytic phase are discussed along with ways to meet the requirements.

At the end of this course you should be able to:

• Recognize reasons that pre-analytical errors occur
• Describe requirements for test orders, proper patient identification, specimen collection, and labeling
• Identify ways to reduce and prevent pre-analytical errors

This course has been approved for P.A.C.E.® credit. There are no prerequisites for this course.