A nurse has just completed venipuncture on a patient and collected a plasma specimen for bilirubin testing.Which of the following special precautions should the nurse take when transporting this specimen to the laboratory?
A)Place the specimen in an ice slurry.
B)Put the specimen in a specially padded envelope.
C)Wrap the specimen in foil to protect it from any electromagnetic radiation.
D)Protect the specimen from light.

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Bilirubin is light-sensitive, so the nurse should protect the specimen from light during transport to prevent degradation. A and B are not necessary for transporting plasma specimens and C is not relevant for protecting bilirubin.

A Nurse Has Just Completed Venipuncture on a Patient and Collected