Author Question: The nurse instructed an adolescent female about collecting a clean-catch urine specimen. What ... (Read 79 times)

Tazate · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

The nurse instructed an adolescent female about collecting a clean-catch urine specimen. What statement made by the adolescent led the nurse to determine she understood the instructions?

a. I should wash my perineum with soap and water, then begin to urinate.
b. I clean the perineum from front to back with an antiseptic wipe before I urinate.
c. I'll collect the first stream of urine in a sterile container.
d. I will discard the first void and collect a freshly voided specimen 30 minutes later.

Question 2

The nurse preparing to administer medication to a 2-month-old infant discovers there is no ID bracelet on the child. What should be the next action by the nurse?

a. Give the medication after confirming the child's name from the foot of the crib.
b. Ask the charge nurse to give the medicine.
c. Confirm the identity with the charge nurse, make a new bracelet, and give the medicine.
d. Delay the medication until the admissions office can supply a new ID bracelet.

brittrenee · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
To obtain a clean-catch specimen, the perineum is cleansed with an antiseptic wipe from front to back.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
After confirmation of the child's identity with the charge nurse and making a new bracelet, the medication can be safely given. All patients should be identified before treatment.