Chapter 34 Flashcards
All laboratory specimens require a?
Laboratory requisition slip
When should you label the container?
In the person’s presence
T/F: Urine specimens can contain stool
False: Urine specimens must not contain stool
Ask the person to void before collecting what kind of specimen?
A stool specimen
T/F: Every specimen container must go in a plastic bag
FALSE: In a BIOHAZARD bag
T/F: Take the specimen to the laboratory or storage area
FALSE: Take the laboratory and requisition slip too!
A random urine specimen is used for a _______ analysis
routine
When is a urine specimen collected?
At anytime in a 24 hour-period
How much urine should go in the specimen container?
About 120mL (4oz)
The specimen pan is in front of the ______ on the _____ ______. This is for a _____ specimen
- toilet
- toilet rim
- urine specimen
Before collecting a midstream specimen, what is done first?
Perineal care
What is the purpose of doing perineal care before collecting a midstream specimen?
Reduce the number of microbes in the urethral area
T/F: You need sterile gloves for a Midstream specimen
True
For a midstream specimen, keep the ____ separated or the _______ ________
- Labia
- Foreskin retracted
How much urine should you collect for a midstream specimen?
- 30 to 90 mL (1 to 3 oz)
- Some agencies require 90 to120 mL (3 to 4 oz)
T/F: when you remove the specimen container, set it on the table
FALSE: Set it on a paper towel
What is used for a urinary catheter specimen?
A straight catheter
All urine voided during ____ hours is collected for a 24 hour urine specimen
24 hours
What is the purpose for chilling urine on ice or in refrigerator?
Prevent microbe growth
For a 24 hour urine specimen, the person voids to start the test with an ____ ____
empty stomach
Which voiding must be discarded during the 24 hour urine specimen?
urine test on void to start the test with am empty stomach
Urine testing for pH, what is the normal range?
4.6 to 8.0
What are the simple urine tests?
- Testing for pH
- Testing for blood
- Testing for glucose and ketones
- Testing for infection
- Testing for protein
Tests for glucose & ketones are done ____ times a day
4 times a day
When are Ketones and glucose tests done?
30 minutes before meals and at bedtimes
______ are studied for abnormal contents, fat, microbes, worms, and blood
stools
What tool do you use to place stool in specimen container?
Tongue blade
How much stool goes in the specimen container?
2 tablespoons
You take stool sample from?
- middle of the formed stool
- Areas of pus, mucus, blood, & watery areas
- Middle and both ends of hard stool
Wrap the tongue blade in _______ then do what next?
toilet paper, then discard in disposable bag
Sputum specimens are studied for?
Blood, microbes, and abnormal cells
Sputum is coughed up from _______ and ________
bronchi and trachea
Before collecting sputum, what should the patient do?
Rinse mouth with WATER
What’s the amount needed to collect a sputum sample?
1 to 2 teaspoons
When is it common to give a blood glucose test for diabetic patients?
Before meals and at bedtime
When is sputum collected?
Upon awakening
What supplies are needed for a glucose testing?
- Gloves and antiseptic wipes
- A sterile, disposable lancer
- Glucometer
- A bottle of reagent strips (test strips)
- Gauze squares
You hold the the labia or retract the foreskin with your?
non-dominant hand
