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Obtaining a capillary blood specimen to measure blood glucose, you should
ensure there is good blood flow at the puncture site
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True or False
When testing for fecal occult blood, a green color indicates a guaiac positive result.
False
A RN instructing a female patient on obtaining a clean catch urine specimen should stress to:
Void a small amount of urine before collecting the specimen
The client has an indwelling catheter. The nurse should obtain a sterile urine specimen by
using a syringe to withdraw urine from the catheter tubing port
An x-ray of the abdomen visualizing the kidneys, ureters and bladder is known as:
KUB
What is an echocardiogram?
Visualization of the structures of the heart by using ultrasound
What does MRI stand for?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Thoracentesis is removal of fluid from:
pleural space
, While assisting with a thoracentesis the nurse should do all of the following EXCEPT:
Have the patient cough periodically during the procedure
A noninvasive method of estimating bladder volume would be:
Bladder Scanner
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Your urine should smell
aromatic
What is a normal urine output per hour?
30 mL
Urge incontinence is due to
an overactive bladder
Stress incontinence is when
urine leaks when you laugh, cough or sneeze
The presence of ketones in the urine indicates
rapid breakdown of fat
The nurse who teaches a client about preventing UTIs would include which statement?
Void immediately after sexual intercourse
How much space should you leave from the tip of the penis and the drainage tube when applying a
condom cath?
1 Inch
, The nurse understands that a straight catheterization:
empties the bladder and the catheter is immediately removed
The purpose of a three way Foley after a TURP is to
Irrigation
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A nurse is inserting a Foley catheter in a female and obtains clear urine. What next?
Advance the catheter another 2 inches (5 cm)
Where should Foley indwelling catheter drainage bag be positioned after insertion of catheter?
Lower than the level of the bladder
What are the causes of constipation?
poor bowel habits
diet low in fiber
chronic use of laxatives
What indicates a correct understanding of the use of laxatives for constipation?
Laxatives should only be taken for a few days.
Which position is the patient placed in for the administration of an enema?
Sims
When giving an enema, you should insert the tube 7-10 cm (3-4 inches). True or False?