Exam 9: Specimen Collection

The nurse is caring for a patient who has had a craniotomy.The patient appears to need endotracheal suctioning.The nurse is aware that this can be of concern because suctioning can cause which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

The patient has come to the emergency department complaining of coughing up bloody sputum.The patient has a 30-year history of smoking and has lost 6.8 kg (15 pounds)in the past month.What will the nurse expect the sputum specimen to be evaluated for?

When obtaining laboratory specimens,the nurse needs to be aware that (Select all that apply.)

What should the nurse do when a patient is required to provide a timed urine specimen?

An appropriate technique that the nurse can tell the patient to implement before obtaining a sputum specimen is to

When collecting specimens,the nurse should (Select all that apply.)

An appropriate technique for the nurse to implement when obtaining an arterial blood gas (ABG)specimen is to

The patient is diagnosed with suspected bacteremia.The physician has prescribed blood cultures from two different sites.The patient is complaining of chills and has an elevated temperature.What action should the nurse take in the presence of these symptoms?

When blood specimens are drawn,which of the following statements is true?

A patient asks what food may be eaten before a stool specimen is obtained for occult blood.What food should the nurse allow the patient to eat?

In explaining to the patient about obtaining a sputum specimen to diagnose tuberculosis,the nurse explains which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

When obtaining a venipuncture sample for a blood culture,the nurse should

How should the nurse identify a patient before obtaining a laboratory specimen?

What must the nurse do to collect a midstream urine sample from an infant?

During a sputum collection,the patient becomes hypoxic.What action should the nurse take?

The nurse is drawing blood from a patient to determine the blood alcohol level.Which step is an appropriate action for the nurse to take?

An appropriate technique for the nurse to use when culturing wound drainage that is suspected to contain anaerobic bacteria is to

What should the nurse do after obtaining a sample for an arterial blood gas (ABG)?

The least traumatic method of obtaining a blood specimen is

When performing a venipuncture,the nurse should