A client with suspected active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) needs to provide a sputum sample for diagnostic testing. During the collection and packaging of this infectious material, which action demonstrates proper safety adherence?
- Placing the tightly sealed specimen container into a plastic biohazard bag that has a separate outer pouch for the requisition form.Cevap
- BWearing a standard surgical mask, face shield, and clean gloves while assisting the client with the sputum collection.
- CDelegating the instruction of proper coughing and deep-breathing techniques for the sample collection to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP).
- DHand-carrying the unbagged specimen container immediately to the laboratory to prioritize rapid diagnostic testing.
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The specimen container should be placed into a biohazard transport bag, ensuring the requisition form is kept in the separate outer pocket to prevent contamination.
Proper management of infectious laboratory specimens requires placing the sealed container into a secondary biohazard transport bag. Keeping the laboratory requisition form in the separate outer pouch prevents it from becoming contaminated if the primary container leaks, protecting laboratory personnel from exposure.
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Handling Infectious Materials and Biohazard Packaging