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The patient is to be catheterized for residual urine. The nurse must perform this catheterization within how many minutes following voiding?
- A. 40 minutes
- B. 30 minutes
- C. 20 minutes
- D. 10 minutes
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Catheterization is performed within 10 minutes of the patient voiding to check for residual urine.
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The nurse is collecting a specimen for a wound culture. What should be avoided when collecting this specimen?
- A. A dressing
- B. Deep in the wound
- C. The outer edge of the wound
- D. Old drainage
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The nurse should not collect a wound culture from old drainage.
When initiating a 24-hour urine collection the nurse asks the patient to void. The nurse then ___ the specimen.
Correct Answer: discards
Rationale: The first voided specimen of a 24-hour collection is discarded.
What should the nurse do when preparing the patient for an exercise tolerance test (treadmill)?
- A. Withhold all foods and fluids before the test.
- B. Withhold all heart medications before the test.
- C. Allow the patient to drink water before the test.
- D. Allow the patient to consume food before the test.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A patient having an exercise tolerance test is kept NPO, except for water, for 4 hours until after the test. The nurse should never withhold the patient's heart medications before this test.
What should the nurse do when preparing the patient for a bone scan?
- A. Sedate the patient.
- B. Restrict food intake.
- C. Restrict fluid intake.
- D. Encourage water intake.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Before a bone scan, the patient is encouraged to drink several glasses of water. No fasting or sedation is required before a bone scan.
A sputum specimen is ordered on a patient diagnosed with pneumonia. When is the best time for the nurse to attempt to collect this specimen?
- A. At bedtime
- B. After lunch
- C. In the early morning
- D. After breakfast
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Early morning before a meal is the best time to collect a sputum specimen.