ATI Specimen Collection Exam 100%
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A nurse is caring for a client who needs to collect a midstream urine specimen. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take? - Answers -✔✔ Have the client uninate a
small amount of urine before starting the collection.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a stage IIl pressure injury on the sacral area.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take when obtaining a wound culture
specimen from the pressure injury? - Answers -✔✔ Rotate a sterile swab in the area of
drainage.
An assistive personnel (AP) is collecting a 24-hour urine specimen from a client. Which
of the following statements by the AP indicates that the specimen collection will have to
be restarted? - Answers -✔✔ "The client just told me that they forgot to put the urine in
the container."
A nurse is caring for a client who has a suspected urinary tract infection (UTI). Which of
the following urinalysis results should the nurse identify as a manifestation of a UTI? -
Answers -✔✔ Leukocyte esterase
A nurse is collecting a blood specimen for culture from a client. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? - Answers -✔✔ Rub the client's arm at the selected site
prior to venipuncture.
A nurse caring for a group of clients in an ambulatory care clinic is collecting urine for
several prescribed diagnostic tests. For which of the following tests is a random sample
voided into a clean cup appropriate? - Answers -✔✔ Routine urinalysis
A nurse is teaching a client about home collection of a stool specimen for fecal occult
blood testing. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - Answers -
✔✔ Obtain specimens from three different stools.
A nurse is teaching a client about collecting stool specimens for fecal occult blood
testing. Which of the following should the nurse instruct the client to avoid before and
during the testing period? - Answers -✔✔ Poultry (can cause a false positive)
A nurse obtains a capillary blood glucose result of 180 mg/dL from a client who has
diabetes mellitus, Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Answers -✔✔
Administer insulin according to the patient's sliding scale orders.
A nurse caring for a client who has diabetes mellitus is having difficulty obtaining a
capillary fingerstick blood sample for point-of-care blood glucose testing. Which of the
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A nurse is caring for a client who needs to collect a midstream urine specimen. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take? - Answers -✔✔ Have the client uninate a
small amount of urine before starting the collection.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a stage IIl pressure injury on the sacral area.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take when obtaining a wound culture
specimen from the pressure injury? - Answers -✔✔ Rotate a sterile swab in the area of
drainage.
An assistive personnel (AP) is collecting a 24-hour urine specimen from a client. Which
of the following statements by the AP indicates that the specimen collection will have to
be restarted? - Answers -✔✔ "The client just told me that they forgot to put the urine in
the container."
A nurse is caring for a client who has a suspected urinary tract infection (UTI). Which of
the following urinalysis results should the nurse identify as a manifestation of a UTI? -
Answers -✔✔ Leukocyte esterase
A nurse is collecting a blood specimen for culture from a client. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? - Answers -✔✔ Rub the client's arm at the selected site
prior to venipuncture.
A nurse caring for a group of clients in an ambulatory care clinic is collecting urine for
several prescribed diagnostic tests. For which of the following tests is a random sample
voided into a clean cup appropriate? - Answers -✔✔ Routine urinalysis
A nurse is teaching a client about home collection of a stool specimen for fecal occult
blood testing. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - Answers -
✔✔ Obtain specimens from three different stools.
A nurse is teaching a client about collecting stool specimens for fecal occult blood
testing. Which of the following should the nurse instruct the client to avoid before and
during the testing period? - Answers -✔✔ Poultry (can cause a false positive)
A nurse obtains a capillary blood glucose result of 180 mg/dL from a client who has
diabetes mellitus, Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Answers -✔✔
Administer insulin according to the patient's sliding scale orders.
A nurse caring for a client who has diabetes mellitus is having difficulty obtaining a
capillary fingerstick blood sample for point-of-care blood glucose testing. Which of the
