A Phlebotomist Is in the Process of Completing Documentation for a Legal

A phlebotomist is in the process of completing documentation for a legal specimen she collected. Before a courier can pick up the specimen, the phlebotomist must leave to collect a STAT draw. When the phlebotomist returns, she discovers that the courier had come and taken the specimen to the reference laboratory. The results obtained were not able to be used in court. What should the phlebotomist have done? (check all that apply)
i. The phlebotomist should have asked another phlebotomist to collect the STAT.
ii. The phlebotomist should have placed the specimen in a locked box until she returned.
iii. The phlebotomist should have signed the chain of custody form over to another person.
iv. The phlebotomist should not have begun processing the specimen.

A) i, ii, and iii
B) i, iii, and iv
C) ii, iii, and iv
D) i, ii, and iv