1. Greet the patient
	2. Pause! Confirm: Correct patient Correct procedure Medical history
	3. Assemble and lay out the relevant items on a clean working surface
	4. Perform hand hygiene
	5. Position and prepare the patient
	6. Preliminary vein selection
	7. Apply the tourniquet
	8. Don gloves
	9. Ask the patient to form a fist
	10. Disinfect the selected site
	11. Anchor the vein
	12. Enter the vein swiftly at a 15 to 30 degree angle
	13. Collect the blood
	14. Ask the patient to relax the fist
	15. Release the tourniquet
	16. Withdraw the needle
	17. Apply firm pressure for 2 to 3 minutes
	18. Inspect the site for bleeding
	19. Transfer the blood to the vacuum tubes - using a safety transfer device
	19. Mix the tube's contents by gently inverting the tube 5-8 times
	20. Discard all sharps
	21. Discard the infectious waste
	22. Recheck the labels
	23. Remove gloves and discard
	24. Perform hand hygiene