Lesson 12 Non-Blood Collection Procedures Flashcards
True or false: Urine samples should be delivered tot he lab within 1 hour.
True
What is the most important when collecting samples and specimens?
A. Timing, custody, & donning
B. Timing, collection, & delivery
C. Temperature, collection, & delivery
D. Traffic, completion, & delivery
B. Timing, collection, & delivery
If you collected a urine specimen from a patient, but it won’t get to the lab within an hour what should you do?
A. Refrigerate it
B. Discard it and get a new specimen
C. Tell the physician
D. Tell the nurse to get you a new one when the patient is ready
A. Refrigerate it
Explanation: If you refrigerate a urine specimen it can be kept fresh for use later on.
Usually fecal samples are collected for which of the following
A. Intestinal infections
B. Parasites
C. Colon cancer
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Semen specimens are used to be tested for which of the following?
A. Sperm viability
B. Fertility
C. Rape kits
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Semen specimens must be kept warm and delivered to to the lab within..
A. 5-10 minutes
B. 20-30 minutes
C. 30-45 minutes
D. 45 minutes-1 hour
D. 45 minutes-1 hour
Sputum can be collected from..
A. the mouth
B. the anus
C. the urethra
D. the lungs
D. the lungs
Which is the most common method of obtaining the urine sample?
a. Random
b. Midstream clean catch Correct
c. Timed
d. First-morning
b. Midstream clean catch Correct
A random urine specimen is used to measure the presence of protein, glucose, and other significant elements to detect which of the following abnormalities?
a. Infectious
b. Metabolic
c. Bleeding
d. Cancerous
b. Metabolic
When is the best time to collect a sputum culture?
a. After eating and drinking
b. First thing in the morning
c. Before bedtime
b. First thing in the morning
