Chapter 34

Question 1

All laboratory specimens require a?

Answer 1

Laboratory requisition slip

Question 2

When should you label the container?

Answer 2

In the person’s presence

Question 3

T/F: Urine specimens can contain stool

Answer 3

False: Urine specimens must not contain stool

Question 4

Ask the person to void before collecting what kind of specimen?

Answer 4

A stool specimen

Question 5

T/F: Every specimen container must go in a plastic bag

Answer 5

FALSE: In a BIOHAZARD bag

Question 6

T/F: Take the specimen to the laboratory or storage area

Answer 6

FALSE: Take the laboratory and requisition slip too!

Question 7

A random urine specimen is used for a _______ analysis

Answer 7

routine

Question 8

When is a urine specimen collected?

Answer 8

At anytime in a 24 hour-period

Question 9

How much urine should go in the specimen container?

Answer 9

About 120mL (4oz)

Question 10

The specimen pan is in front of the ______ on the _____ ______. This is for a _____ specimen

Answer 10

• toilet
• toilet rim
• urine specimen

Question 11

Before collecting a midstream specimen, what is done first?

Answer 11

Perineal care

Question 12

What is the purpose of doing perineal care before collecting a midstream specimen?

Answer 12

Reduce the number of microbes in the urethral area

Question 13

T/F: You need sterile gloves for a Midstream specimen

Answer 13

True

Question 14

For a midstream specimen, keep the ____ separated or the _______ ________

Answer 14

• Labia
• Foreskin retracted

Question 15

How much urine should you collect for a midstream specimen?

Answer 15

• 30 to 90 mL (1 to 3 oz)
• Some agencies require 90 to120 mL (3 to 4 oz)

Question 16

T/F: when you remove the specimen container, set it on the table

Answer 16

FALSE: Set it on a paper towel

Question 17

What is used for a urinary catheter specimen?

Answer 17

A straight catheter

Question 18

All urine voided during ____ hours is collected for a 24 hour urine specimen

Answer 18

24 hours

Question 19

What is the purpose for chilling urine on ice or in refrigerator?

Answer 19

Prevent microbe growth

Question 20

For a 24 hour urine specimen, the person voids to start the test with an ____ ____

Answer 20

empty stomach

Question 21

Which voiding must be discarded during the 24 hour urine specimen?

Answer 21

urine test on void to start the test with am empty stomach

Question 22

Urine testing for pH, what is the normal range?

Answer 22

4.6 to 8.0

Question 23

What are the simple urine tests?

Answer 23

• Testing for pH
• Testing for blood
• Testing for glucose and ketones
• Testing for infection
• Testing for protein

Question 24

Tests for glucose & ketones are done ____ times a day

Answer 24

4 times a day

Question 25

When are Ketones and glucose tests done?

Answer 25

30 minutes before meals and at bedtimes

Question 26

______ are studied for abnormal contents, fat, microbes, worms, and blood

Answer 26

stools

Question 27

What tool do you use to place stool in specimen container?

Answer 27

Tongue blade

Question 28

How much stool goes in the specimen container?

Answer 28

2 tablespoons

Question 29

You take stool sample from?

Answer 29

* middle of the formed stool * Areas of pus, mucus, blood, & watery areas * Middle and both ends of hard stool

Question 30

Wrap the tongue blade in _______ then do what next?

Answer 30

toilet paper, then discard in disposable bag

Question 31

Sputum specimens are studied for?

Answer 31

Blood, microbes, and abnormal cells

Question 32

Sputum is coughed up from _______ and ________

Answer 32

bronchi and trachea

Question 33

Before collecting sputum, what should the patient do?

Answer 33

Rinse mouth with WATER

Question 34

What's the amount needed to collect a sputum sample?

Answer 34

1 to 2 teaspoons

Question 35

When is it common to give a blood glucose test for diabetic patients?

Answer 35

Before meals and at bedtime

Question 36

When is sputum collected?

Answer 36

Upon awakening

Question 37

What supplies are needed for a glucose testing?

Answer 37

* Gloves and antiseptic wipes * A sterile, disposable lancer * Glucometer * A bottle of reagent strips (test strips) * Gauze squares

Question 38

You hold the the labia or retract the foreskin with your?

Answer 38

non-dominant hand