Elimination and Specimen Collection Exam
2025-2026 Questions and Answers (Updated)
what is the nurses responsibility for specimen collection ?
notify prescribing health care provider when results of laboratory and diagnostic
studies deviate from the norm and interventions necessary.
collect and label urine sample to ensure its safe delievery to the laboratory and to
assess results. if appropriate may notify health care provider of results
what should a patient do before sputum collection?
drink fluids to decrease thickness of mucus
what happens if the urine is accidentally discarded or contaminated or the patient is
incontinent during a 24 hour specimen test?
the prescribing health care provider must order an indwelling cath.
discard first urine
,stool specimen are collected to test
presence of infection or blood; observe the amount, color, and consistency of stool
to determine presence of fats or ti identify parasites, ova, an bacteria.
if parasites present must be taken immediately to lab so they are alive
when a urine specimen should be obtained the specimen hat should be placed
where?
toward the front of commode or toilet
occult
when blood is present in the stool but not visible without a microscope ( hidden)
hemoccult test
detects occult blood in feces
abnormal stool
presence of blood is abnormal
-bright red blood indicates that the blood is fresh and the site of bleeding is Lower
gastrointestinal (GI) tract
,-black tarry feces indicated presence of old blood and site of bleeding is higher in
the GI tract
gastroccult test
serves to determine bleeding in the esophagus, the stomach, the small intestine, or
the large intestine
-ography
procedure in which an image is produced (e.g mammography)
-ogram
actual image or results of a test (e.g mammogram)
-oscopy
procedure in which body structures are visualized (e.g colonoscopy)
-centesis
procedure involving puncture of a body cavity ( e.g thoracentesis )
, specimen
a small sample of something, intended to show the nature of the whole.
what is the most commonly ordered diagnostic tests?
urinalysis
several types of tests done for urine sample
determination of ph
specific gravity
presence of protein, glucose, blood and WBC
order culture & sensitivity test to detect UTI's
midstream urine specimen
urine collected after voiding is initiated midstream and before voiding is completed
it is the cleanest part of the voided specimen and is collected in sterile container
sterile urine specimen
2025-2026 Questions and Answers (Updated)
what is the nurses responsibility for specimen collection ?
notify prescribing health care provider when results of laboratory and diagnostic
studies deviate from the norm and interventions necessary.
collect and label urine sample to ensure its safe delievery to the laboratory and to
assess results. if appropriate may notify health care provider of results
what should a patient do before sputum collection?
drink fluids to decrease thickness of mucus
what happens if the urine is accidentally discarded or contaminated or the patient is
incontinent during a 24 hour specimen test?
the prescribing health care provider must order an indwelling cath.
discard first urine
,stool specimen are collected to test
presence of infection or blood; observe the amount, color, and consistency of stool
to determine presence of fats or ti identify parasites, ova, an bacteria.
if parasites present must be taken immediately to lab so they are alive
when a urine specimen should be obtained the specimen hat should be placed
where?
toward the front of commode or toilet
occult
when blood is present in the stool but not visible without a microscope ( hidden)
hemoccult test
detects occult blood in feces
abnormal stool
presence of blood is abnormal
-bright red blood indicates that the blood is fresh and the site of bleeding is Lower
gastrointestinal (GI) tract
,-black tarry feces indicated presence of old blood and site of bleeding is higher in
the GI tract
gastroccult test
serves to determine bleeding in the esophagus, the stomach, the small intestine, or
the large intestine
-ography
procedure in which an image is produced (e.g mammography)
-ogram
actual image or results of a test (e.g mammogram)
-oscopy
procedure in which body structures are visualized (e.g colonoscopy)
-centesis
procedure involving puncture of a body cavity ( e.g thoracentesis )
, specimen
a small sample of something, intended to show the nature of the whole.
what is the most commonly ordered diagnostic tests?
urinalysis
several types of tests done for urine sample
determination of ph
specific gravity
presence of protein, glucose, blood and WBC
order culture & sensitivity test to detect UTI's
midstream urine specimen
urine collected after voiding is initiated midstream and before voiding is completed
it is the cleanest part of the voided specimen and is collected in sterile container
sterile urine specimen
