Nursing Skills

Question 1

a patient in the outpatient clinic has provided a urine sample. to perform a urine dipstick test accurately, the nurse wets the dipstick and starts timing ___

Answer 1

immediately

Question 2

a patient has undergone cystoscopy and has a foley catheter in place on return to the nursing unit. immediately after the procedure, the nurse expects the urine color to be:

Answer 2

pink tinged

Question 3

your adult patient has an order to have the urinary catheter irrigated with normal saline. you plan to draw up how much solution into the sterile irrigation syringe?

Answer 3

30-40 mL

Question 4

a patient who underwent surgery on the prostate gland is admitted to the surgical unit with a 3-way bladder irrigation running. you realize that the type of urinary catheter inserted is a:

Answer 4

Adcock catheter

Question 5

A client is being assessed for a possible urinary tract infection in the outpatient clinic. Before sending a urinalysis specimen to the laboratory, the nurse collects a small amount of urine to perform a dipstick test. What specific result is the nurse anticipating

Answer 5

positive reading for leukocytes

Question 6

A patient has just had a urinary drainage catheter removed. You plan to measure intake and output for this patient for another ___ hours

Answer 6

12-24