Obtaining a capillary blood specimen to measure blood glucose, you should Correct Ans:- ensure there is good blood flow at the puncture site
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When testing for fecal occult blood, a green color indicates a guaiac positive result. Correct Ans:- False
A RN instructing a female patient on obtaining a clean catch urine specimen should stress to: Correct Ans:- 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 Correct Ans:- 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: Correct Ans:- KUB
What is an echocardiogram? Correct Ans:- Visualization of the structures of the heart by using ultrasound
What does MRI stand for? Correct Ans:- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Thoracentesis is removal of fluid from: Correct Ans:- pleural space
While assisting with a thoracentesis the nurse should do all of the following EXCEPT: Correct Ans:- Have the patient cough periodically during the procedure
A noninvasive method of estimating bladder volume would be: Correct Ans:- Bladder Scanner
Your urine should smell Correct Ans:- aromatic
What is a normal urine output per hour? Correct Ans:- 30 mL
Urge incontinence is due to Correct Ans:- an overactive bladder
Stress incontinence is when Correct Ans:- urine leaks when you laugh, cough or sneeze
The presence of ketones in the urine indicates Correct Ans:- rapid breakdown of fat
The nurse who teaches a client about preventing UTIs would include which statement? Correct Ans:- 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? Correct Ans:- 1 Inch
The nurse understands that a straight catheterization: Correct Ans:- empties the bladder and the catheter is immediately removed
The purpose of a three way Foley after a TURP is to Correct Ans:- Irrigation [Show Less]