B12 Vocabulary

Question 1

a urine specimen consisting of all urine voided in a 24-hour period

Answer 1

24 HR Urine Collection

Question 2

a urine method used to prevent germs from the penis or vagina from getting
into a urine sample

Answer 2

Clean Cath/Midstream

Question 3

a bed completely made with the
bedspread and blankets in place

Answer 3

Closed Bed

Question 4

in health care, a collection container that is sometimes inserted into a toilet to collect and measure urine or stool

Answer 4

Collection Device (HAT)

Question 5

catheter that has an attachment
on the end that fits onto the penis; also called external or Texas catheter

Answer 5

Condom Catheter

Question 6

Urine drainage bags collect
urine. The bag will attach to a catheter (tube) that is inside the bladder

Answer 6

Down Drain Bag

Question 7

The process of folding linen like a fan to the side or bottom of the bed.

Answer 7

Fan Fold

Question 8

A measuring device used to measure
fluids.

Answer 8

Graduate

Question 9

a type of catheter that
remains inside the bladder for a period of time; urine drains into a bag

Answer 9

Indwelling Catheter

Question 10

Documentation of measuring and recording all fluids that enter and
leave the body.

Answer 10

Input/Output Sheet (I&O)

Question 11

the delivery of medication, nutrition, or fluids through a person’s vein

Answer 11

Intravenous (IV)

Question 12

a detailed list of articles, goods, property, etc.

Answer 12

Inventory/Belonging List

Question 13

A small bag that connects to an
indwelling catheter to collect urine. It is strapped to the leg and can be hidden under clothing.

Answer 13

Leg Bag

Question 14

A corner that is made by folding
and tucking the sheet so that it lies flat and neat against the mattress.

Answer 14

Mitered Corner

Question 15

a bed made while a person is in the
bed

Answer 15

Occupied Bed

Question 16

a bed made with linen folded down to
the foot of the bed, ready to receive a patient or resident

Answer 16

Open Bed

Question 17

any intervention used in
place of a restraint or that reduces the need for a restraint

Answer 17

Restraint Alternatives

Question 18

a measure or condition that keeps
someone or something under control or within limits

Answer 18

Restraints

Question 19

gathered matter of a medical patient’s tissue, fluid, or other material derived from the patient used for laboratory analysis

Answer 19

Sample/Specimen

Question 20

Devices connected to the sides of a bed
that can be raised or lowered, intended to prevent a patient from falling

Answer 20

Side Rails

Question 21

a catheter that does not remain
inside the person; it is removed immediately after urine is drained or collected

Answer 21

Straight Catheter

Question 22

is a surgically created connection between the urinary bladder and the skin used to drain urine from the bladder in individuals with obstruction of normal urinary flow

Answer 22

Suprapibic Catheter

Question 23

top pleat made at the end of the
bed over the toes as a last step of making an occupied bed, allows toes to move freely

Answer 23

Toe Tuck (Pleat)

Question 24

Examination of the urine under a
microscope and by chemical means

Answer 24

Urinalysis