All of our blood bank specimens are collected by lab staff for now, but we're in the process of training nursing staff to handle all of our draws. Blood Bank staff can barely find time to do menial tasks such as, oh I don't know, surveys, QC, inspection preparations (you know, stuff that's not that important) as it is. To have the Blood Bank draw all of their work would be a disaster. I personally train all new phlebotomy and technical staff about draws for transfusion and I purposely scare the you-know-what out of them with stories I find on line about mistransfusions, hemolytic reactions, and lawsuits. We also use a separate wristband and unique transfusion number and will continue to do so until barcoding becomes a more financially realistic option. No number on the tube means no blood and reject the specimen, without exception.