We have 2 people identify all the patients(nursing, another phleb or tech). The second identifier is on the tube and entered into computer for all pink top tubes. If the patient has a previous history,only one type is performed. If the patient has no previous history, we created a test "history" and a retype is requested by reflex. The retype is performed by a different tech. On night shift the single tech performs their own retype and the tech on the next shift confirms the blood type with an entry in the computer stating this.
