CORD BLOOD GENETICS TESTING SPECIMEN COLLECTION Perinatal Program WHO NEEDS CORD BLOOD COLLECTION? - Patients referred from the Perinatal Program - Baby with known anomalies FINAL DESTINATION OF TUBES - RED & PINK – TUBE TO BLOOD BANK (112) - PURPLE & GREEN W/ STRIPES – Leaves with NICU/Peds after delivery PRE-DELIVERY DURING DELIVERY POST-DELIVERY MFCU Fellow creates memo in STICKY NOTE ON CS-LINK notifying RNs about Cord Blood Collection for genetic testing NICU/PEDS will be present at time of delivery & WILL ANNOUNCE CORD BLOOD COLLECTION FOR GENETIC TESTING AT TIME OF DELIVERY ! PRINT BABY LABELS for Cord Blood Genetics (GREEN W/ STRIPES & PURPLE) specimen ! ON ADMISSION – if patient is a candidate for genetic testing, prepare and gather necessary supplies for delivery ! SUPPLIES CHECKLIST - Type & Screen – 1 RED & 1 PINK tubes - Genetics – 1 GREEN W/ STRIPES & 1 PURPLE tubes - 20 cc syringe ! LABEL GENETICS TUBES CORRECTLY – GREEN W/ STRIPES & PURPLE – BABY LABELS INCLUDE – Date, Time, RN initials TYPE & SCREEN - RED & PINK – MOTHER LABELS - Send to Blood Bank (112) ! Ensure CORRECT SUPPLIES, ESP GREEN (WITH STRIPES) SODIUM HEPARIN TUBES are at bedside (check reference # and expiration date) ! _Make sure MD collects enough cord blood for Type & Screen and Genetics specimen _IF SMALL SAMPLE? Fill as much of the tubes as you can, small sample is better than no sample. ! GIVE GENETICS TESTING SPECIMEN TO PEDS/NICU for processing SUPPLIES NEEDED DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN GREEN TOP TUBES! WHERE ARE THE SUPPLIES? " CORRECT TUBE Sodium Heparin Tube Reference#: 367871 [LOOK FOR THE STRIPES] # INCORRECT TUBE Lithium Heparin Tube Reference#: 367884 Anesthesia Cart - Red, Pink, Purple tubes and 20 cc syringe IUFD/Soiled Utility Room (walk in, on left side) - Green Sodium Heparin tubes Green Sodium Heparin tubes not there? - Call MAIN LAB – x 35962 Developed by UCLA Nursing Student – Denise Tran 03/2015