The first critical step in blood collections is:

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Patient identification is the critical first step in blood collection.It is necessary both to ask the patient's name and to check the identification band that is physically attached to the patient.When the patient is unable to give his or her name,or when identification is attached to the bed or is missing,nursing personnel should be asked to physically identify the patient.Verbal identification of a patient should be noted on the test requisition.

The First Critical Step in Blood Collections Is