Idea Exchange: Printing labels to clear up lab confusion

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To minimize confusion and mistakes from smudged or hard-to-read handwritten labels, we use a label maker to print out labels for blood tubes, biopsy containers, and other items that are being sent to a lab.

To minimize confusion and mistakes from smudged or hard-to-read handwritten labels, we use a label maker (Brother P-Touch PT 2710) to print out labels for blood tubes, biopsy containers, and other items that are being sent to a lab. The label maker prints on strips that are about a ½-in wide and as long as we want. They are the perfect size for blood tubes.

Nikia Dropik, CVT

Mount Pleasant, Pa.

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