PRACTICE POST MIDTERM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
35mL syringe, 19 gauge needle, normal saline, ANSW✅✅wound irrigation
ABG, BUN, creatinine, GFR, Cholesterol, LDL, HDL, Triglycerides, fasting glucose, Hematocrit,
Hemoglobin, HgA1C, electrolytes, WBC, PTT, INR, Bilirubin, AST/ALT, CPK, Troponin T
ANSW✅✅diagnostic values
clean void (midstream) collection, sterile specimen, timed specimen ANSW✅✅3 types of urine
sample collection
pt voids directly into specimen container (sterile container for C&S) ANSW✅✅clean void
(midstream) urine collection
urine sample collected from catheter tubing; clamp tube below port, use alcohol swab to sterilize
the port, remove urine with syringe, 10 mls ANSW✅✅sterile urine specimen
urine collected for 24hrs, kept on ice, if any urine is discarded the test must be started again
ANSW✅✅timed urine specimen
explain procedure to pt, provide bedpan, 1 inch formed stool needed (15-30cc loose stool),
biohazard bag seal & label ANSW✅✅stool sample collection
2 samples from one defacation, apply developing solution, wait 30-60 sec for reading, blue result
means blood in stool ANSW✅✅hemoccult stool
do not use mouthwash/brush teeth prior, sit up, instruct pt to cough into container
ANSW✅✅sputum sample collection