Author Question: What must the nurse do to collect a midstream urine sample from an infant? a. Apply a sterile ... (Read 103 times)

Brittanyd9008 · **on:** Jul 24, 2018

What must the nurse do to collect a midstream urine sample from an infant?

a. Apply a sterile plastic collection bag to the perineum.
b. Wring out diapers and collect the urine in a specimen container.
c. Have the infant sit facing the back of the toilet.
d. Catheterize the infant and collect the urine using sterile procedure.

Question 2

A noninvasive device that is used to provide accurate determination of a patient's bladder volume by first creating an ultrasound image of the patient's bladder and then calculating the urine volume in the bladder is known as a ______________.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

wilsonbho · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 24, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Use a sterile plastic urine collecting bag that adheres to the perineum of a nontoilet-trained child. Special considerations for boys: Place the penis and scrotum inside the bag. Diapers may be contaminated. Seating on a toilet generally is not realistic for an infant. Catheterization should be used as a last resort only.

Answer to Question 2

bladder scanner
The bladder scanner is noninvasive, so there is no risk for nosocomial UTI and possible trauma associated with urinary catheterization. It provides accurate determination of a patient's bladder volume by first creating an ultrasound image of the patient's bladder and then calculating the urine volume in the bladder.