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Step 1
When culture results are ready, select the Specimens option from the main menu.
Step 2
Select the Day 1 Bench Read filter preset just under the filter bar.
The button should turn a darker shade, as in the above image, and the specimen list should be restricted to specimens in the Specimen Culturing state.
Step 3
Assuming the current role has the corresponding event permission (see Understanding Event Permissions), the Day 1 Bench Read action is available both from the specimen row within the specimen list-view, and from within the specimen record-view, if displayed.
Select the Overflow icon (“…”) for the first specimen row.
Step 3
Select Day 1 Bench Read and the corresponding form will appear.
Step 4
As the Action field defaults to Register no-growth, you can simply select Next Specimen to update the specimen’s state to Pending Approval and move to the next item in the filtered list. The specimen details shown on the left‑hand side of the screen will update automatically. If the majority of specimens in the list have cultures that result in no growth, they can be processed efficiently by repeatedly selecting Next Specimen, reviewing the updated specimen details between each step.
For specimens with positive cultures, or cultures that are inconclusive and require re‑incubation, set the Action field to Register Growth or Reincubate as appropriate before selecting Next Specimen. In practice, these exceptions represent only a small minority of cases, allowing the workflow to remain optimised.
Once the last specimen in the filtered list has been reached, there will be no Next Specimen option, but selecting Save will process the current specimen and close the form.
If you only need to process a single specimen, or if you wish to stop before completing the full batch, select Save instead. This processes the current specimen and closes the form.
Step 5
To process the batch of specimens for which positive cultures have just been recorded, select the Pending ID/AST filter preset to see the full list.