STEP 487: CLSI Standard Update for Collecting Capillary Blood (CE: 1.0)

Description:

This course discusses updates to standards on the collection of capillary blood specimens. The article discusses crucial updates to the GP42 standard.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe recent updates to the GP42 standard for the collection of capillary blood specimens. 
• Discuss acceptable capillary blood collection sites 
• Discuss unacceptable capillary blood collection sites

Author(s):

Jeffrey Lavender, MT(AMT)

Launched: 2021