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anjilletteb · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse caring for a client who is receiving closed catheter irrigation instills 950 mL of normal saline irrigant during the shift. There is a total of 1725 mL in the drainage bag. The nurse calcu-lates the client's urinary output for the shift to be:

1. 775 mL
2. 950 mL
3. 1725 mL
4. 2675 mL

Question 2

A timed urine specimen collection is ordered. The test will need to be restarted if which of the following occurs?

1. The client voids in the toilet.
2. The urine specimen is kept cold .
3. The first voided urine is discarded.
4. The preservative is placed in the collection container.

at · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1
The amount of fluid used to irrigate the bladder and catheter should be subtracted from the total output to determine an accurate urinary output. 1725 mL 950 mL = 775 mL.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 1
Missed specimens make the whole collection inaccurate, causing the test to need to be restarted. The urine specimen is kept in a collection container, which may contain preservatives, or the urine may be kept in a collection container on ice. The timed period begins after the client urinates. The first voided urine is discarded, and then the time for collection begins.