Exam 8: Specimen Collection

The nurse is teaching a NAP to test urine with a reagent strip for chemical properties.Which technique demonstrated by the NAP would indicate understanding of the process?

A newly diagnosed patient with diabetes is being taught the procedure for obtaining a blood glucose specimen.What information should the nurse include in patient teaching about the procedure for capillary puncture?

The nurse is trying to obtain urine from a pediatric patient for a urine culture.What is the smallest amount of urine the nurse needs to obtain from a patient for a urine culture?

A patient in the doctor's office needs a throat culture.What should the nurse implement to obtain a proper sample?

A patient is unable to void on demand for a clean-voided specimen.What is the appropriate action by the nurse?

The nurse is reviewing the findings from a basic analysis of gastric secretions.What information would the nurse expect to find?

The nurse notices a change in wound drainage and gets an order for a culture.Nursing care is appropriate if which technique is used?

The nurse is preparing to draw a blood sample.Which technique should the nurse implement when performing venipuncture?

The patient has an indwelling urinary catheter.What step should the nurse take first to obtain a urine specimen from this patient?

During a home visit,the patient with diabetes mellitus tells the nurse that she is having a very difficult time obtaining blood for glucose monitoring.Which intervention does the nurse use to help the patient obtain a good blood sample?

The nurse is obtaining a sputum specimen from a patient without using suction.What should the nurse have the patient do to produce enough sputum for a sample?

The nurse needs to repeat a venipuncture.To minimize any patient harm,where should the nurse insert the needle?

The nurse is preparing to obtain a blood specimen.Which step should the nurse implement when preparing for venipuncture?

A female patient needs to provide a midstream-voided urine specimen for examination.What teaching by the nurse would provide a valid specimen?

The patient accidentally discards voided urine during a 24-hour urine collection.What should the nurse do next?

The nurse is preparing a patient with peptic ulcer disease for discharge to home.What information does the nurse include in patient teaching about testing stool for occult blood?

The healthcare provider orders a urine test.Which is the most important information for the nurse to consider before collecting the urine specimen needed for the test?

The nurse is monitoring the collection of a 24-hour urine specimen.What action by the nurse will yield the most accurate test results?

The nurse obtains blood specimens in the clinic and prefers using an antecubital vein.Which characteristics of the regional vein justify the nurse's preference for the antecubital site?

The nurse evaluates the venipuncture site before leaving the patient's room with the blood specimen.Which nursing observation is an unexpected outcome?