Answer to Question 1
D
A sterile specimen can be obtained through the special port found on the side of the in-dwelling catheter. The nurse clamps the tubing below the port, allowing fresh, uncontaminated urine to collect in the tube. After the nurse wipes the port with an anti-microbial swab, a sterile syringe needle is inserted, and at least 3 to 5 mL of urine is withdrawn. With sterile technique, the nurse transfers the urine to a sterile container.
The catheter should not be disconnected from the drainage tubing. The system should remain a closed system to prevent infection.
A urinometer is a device used to determine the specific gravity of urine. It is not a sterile device and should not be used for obtaining urine for a sterile urine specimen.
Urine should not be obtained from a drainage bag for a specimen, as the urine would not be fresh and would be contaminated from microorganisms in the drainage bag.
Answer to Question 2
B
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A The patient's position should be changed every two hours to reduce stagnation of secretions.
B The nurse should actively work with the immobilized patient to deep breathe and cough every one to two hours to promote chest expansion.
C The physician must order oxygen and nebulizer treatments. These interventions are used primarily to treat the patient who is experiencing an impaired air exchange, not to promote respiratory function in the immobilized patient.
D The patient should be suctioned as needed, not every hour.
The Koala does not normally need to drink, because it can obtain all of the moisture it needs by eat
A nurse shows empathy to a client.
A, A nurse is adding a medication to an IV line as a piggyback
The Taung Child, the first of the australopithecines to be discovered, is the type specimen for Aust
Examples of sterile swabs (removed from protective wrappers).
Total parenteral nutrition through a catheter in the right subclavian