Exam 4: Diagnostic Testing

The nurse receives an order to collect a midstream urine specimen from the client.Which task is not a nursing responsibility?

How does the procedure change when a nurse collects a midstream urine specimen from a woman versus a man?

The nurse suspects the client at the urgent care center might have a urinary tract infection.Based on this,which type of urine specimen does the nurse prepare to collect from the client?

The nurse is preparing to obtain a throat culture.Which statement indicates that the nurse has performed this skill before?

In which instance would it be inappropriate for the nurse to use capillary blood specimen collection?

The health care provider performs a specimen collection by inserting a needle into the abdomen to collect fluid.Which term will the nurse use when documenting this procedure?

Which specimens could the nurse safely delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)to collect?

The nurse assesses the client's wound drainage and sees that it is a combination of pus and blood.Which term will the nurse use when documenting this drainage?

The nurse is preparing to start intravenous antibiotics as ordered.The nurse notes that a culture and sensitivity has been ordered.What should the nurse do prior to starting the intravenous antibiotics?

The nurse has delegated the collection of a clean catch urine specimen to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP).Which statement by the UAT indicates an appropriate understanding of the procedure?

The nurse performs a guaiac stool test and gets a positive result.Based on this test result,which diagnosis is not expected for this client?

The nurse is preparing a client for diagnostic studies requiring the administration of contrast media.Which action by the nurse is the priority in this situation?

The nurse is assisting with a thoracentesis.Place the steps of the procedure for assisting the client in the correct order.

Which is the nurse's most important role in assisting the health care provider to perform an aspiration or biopsy?

The nurse is assisting the health care provider to collect cerebrospinal fluid for testing to rule out meningitis.Which are the nurse's responsibilities?

The nurse is collecting a capillary blood specimen.Which statement demonstrates proper technique for this procedure?

The nurse is obtaining a throat culture.Which action indicates correct technique?

The nurse is caring for several clients,and has an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)and LPN/LVN assisting.Which client would the nurse delegate to the LPN/LVN as opposed to the UAP?

The health care provider suspects the postoperative client has an infection,but is not sure of the source,and orders sputum,wound,urine,and nasal cultures.Which of these cultures would be best collected when the client wakes in the morning?

The nurse obtains a specimen from the client's wound.Which items will the nurse include when documenting this procedure in the medical record?