ATI Specimen Collection Post Test (Questions and Answers)
A nurse is caring for a client who has a stage III 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?
A. Irrigate the wound with an antiseptic solution before collecting
specimen
B. Wipe the crusty area around the outside of the wound with a sterile swab
C. Rotate a sterile swab in the area of drainage.
D. Collect drainage from the wound dressing
C. Rotate a sterile swab in the area of drainage
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?
A. Obtain specimens from three different stools.
B. Eat a diet low in fiber and residue
C. Avoid food that are high in fat.
D. Refrigerate the specimen card after obtaining the first sample
A. Obtain specimens from three different stools.
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.
A. Urine culture and sensitivity
B. Routine analysis
C. Urine creatine clearance
D. Urine pregnancy testing
A nurse is caring for a client who has a stage III 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?
A. Irrigate the wound with an antiseptic solution before collecting
specimen
B. Wipe the crusty area around the outside of the wound with a sterile swab
C. Rotate a sterile swab in the area of drainage.
D. Collect drainage from the wound dressing
C. Rotate a sterile swab in the area of drainage
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?
A. Obtain specimens from three different stools.
B. Eat a diet low in fiber and residue
C. Avoid food that are high in fat.
D. Refrigerate the specimen card after obtaining the first sample
A. Obtain specimens from three different stools.
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.
A. Urine culture and sensitivity
B. Routine analysis
C. Urine creatine clearance
D. Urine pregnancy testing
