Exam 43: Specimen Collection

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?

What should the nurse do first if a patient is unable to void on demand for a clean-voided specimen?

The nurse is preparing to obtain a blood specimen via capillary puncture.Which site(s)below would be appropriate for the procedure? (Select all that apply.)

When discussing the collection of a clean-voided urine specimen,it is important for the nurse to instruct the patient to:

Which of the following is the site of choice for obtaining samples for ABG?

_____________________is a term that means that the patient is positively identified before the procedure.

A patient is to have a venipuncture to obtain a blood sample to check ammonia levels.What should the nurse do when given this information?

Localized inflammation,tenderness,warmth at the wound site and purulent drainage usually signify _______________.

The patient asks why he has to obtain a "clean catch" urine specimen.The nurse explains that the purpose of the "clean catch" is to obtain a culture and sensitivity measurement that will tell: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse evaluates that an expected outcome for the analysis of gastric secretions is:

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

The most common method of obtaining blood samples that involves inserting a hollow-bore needle into the lumen of a large vein is known as ___________.

What should the nurse do after obtaining a sample for ABG?

Assessment of the chemical properties of urine is done by immersing a special,chemically prepared strip of paper into a clean urine specimen,or by combining drops of urine with chemically prepared tablets.The _____________ of the strip or tablet indicates the presence of any of these substances.