Collecting and Handling Specimens

 

1. When urine is required for bacterial cultures, the patient is given a sterile container and instructed to collect a

    clean catch urine sample.
    midstream urine specimen.
    clean catch midstream urine specimen.
    spot urine sample.

2. What safety guideline is important to follow during a routine urinalysis?

Use the same pipette for all patient's urine samples.
Allow urine to sit at room temperature to ferment the urine properties.
Once tested, urine can be disposed of by the janitorial service.
Treat all specimens as if they were infectious.

3. Urine cultures are frequently ordered for patients suspected of having

glucose in their urine.
a urinary tract infection.
cancer of the bladder .
advanced active tuberculosis.

4. An error in collecting, handling, or labeling a specimen could lead to

a misdiagnosis.
the lab calling the patient.
a request for the corrected label.
never hearing from the lab again.

5. Sterile equipment on a sterile field is required to obtain the following specimen:

arterial blood
Pap smear
synovial fluid
throat culture

6. Active participation of the patient is necessary to obtain a sample of

genital discharge
exudate from a wound
sputum
venous blood

7. Information not needed on the label attached to the specimen container is the

name of the patient.
date when the specimen was collected.
initials of the person who took the sample.
tests required.

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