This course is for anyone that handles or collects patient samples for the laboratory. It reviews the types of preanalytical errors that can occur prior to the testing process, including: collection errors, labeling errors, specimen integrity errors, and specimen handling errors.

At the completion of this course the reader will be able to:

1. List the different types of Collection Errors.
2. Recall Proper Specimen Labeling Techniques.
3. List the different types of Specimen Integrity Errors.
4. List the different types of Specimen Handling Errors.