Author Question: A client is having a timed urine collection done. The unlicensed assistive personnel does not save ... (Read 70 times)

LCritchfi · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A client is having a timed urine collection done. The unlicensed assistive personnel does not save one specimen. What should the nurse do?

1. Continue with the test, and document that one specimen is missing.
2. End the test immediately, and send what is collected to the laboratory.
3. Document that the test cannot be completed.
4. Start the test over.

Question 2

Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) will be conducting a test on a client's urine. What should the nurse instruct the UAP about the test?

1. Nothing, because the UAP can perform urine testing.
2. Remind the UAP to tell the client the results of the test.
3. Notify the physician with the results of the test.
4. Report the results of the test to the nurse.
5. Save the urine, in case the nurse wants to repeat the test.

bd5255 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: The test cannot be continued, and it should not be documented that one specimen is missing.
Rationale 2: The test is not to be ended immediately, and the specimen should not be sent to the laboratory. The test is not complete.
Rationale 3: The nurse should not document that the test cannot be completed. It needs to be restarted.
Rationale 4: If the client or staff forgets and discards the client's urine during a timed collection, the procedure must be restarted from the beginning.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 4, 5
Rationale 1: The nurse needs to instruct the UAP to report the results to the nurse and save the urine.
Rationale 2: The UAP is not to tell the client the results of the test.
Rationale 3: The nurse is to notify the physician with the results of the test.
Rationale 4: The nurse should instruct the UAP to report the results of the test to the nurse.
Rationale 5: The nurse should instruct the UAP to save the urine in case the nurse wants to repeat the test.