A patient who was just admitted has orders for several blood tests. The nurse will draw the patient's blood and fill the following collection tubes. Indicate the order in which the tubes should be filled (1–5)
(Enter the number of each step in the proper sequence, do not use commas).
1. Red tiger-striped
2. Green
3. Light blue
4. Lavender
5. Yellow
ANS:
3, 4, 2, 5, 1
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