Exam 7: Specimen Collection

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 unique chemical properties.

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

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

Which of the following is the site of choice for obtaining samples for an arterial blood gas (ABG)?

A common test performed on fecal material is the ________ test for fecal occult blood.

The nurse has delegated activities of daily living (ADL)care of a patient with a large wound that is draining.Which of the following should the nurse instruct the nurse assistant to report back to her?

The least traumatic method of obtaining a blood specimen is known as __________.

The nurse is preparing to perform a venipuncture on a patient.Which of the following is an appropriate action for the nurse to take?

When teaching about the procedure for capillary puncture,the nurse instructs a patient to:

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

A timed urine collection can be used for which of the following? (Select all that apply. )

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

Hemoccult testing helps to reveal blood that is visually undetectable.This test is a useful diagnostic tool for which of the following conditions? (Select all that apply. )

What step should the nurse take to obtain a vaginal specimen for a culture?

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?

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

When using a commercially prepared tube to collect a culture,the nurse should:

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

______________ is often indicated to collect sputum from patients unable to spontaneously produce a sample for laboratory analysis.

A nurse suspects that the patient may have tuberculosis (TB).She sends a sputum sample to the lab for testing.When the following tests are compared,which will best support the diagnosis of possible tuberculosis?