A patient voids and asks to have the urinal emptied. Which action should the nurse take first?
a. Empty the urinal.
b. Measure the urine.
c. Put on nonsterile gloves.
d. Offer patient hand hygiene.
ANS: C
The nurse would first put on gloves for protection, which do not need to be sterile to empty the urinal. B. A. Next, the nurse would measure the urine and then empty the urinal. D. The patient should be offered hand hygiene equipment to perform hand hygiene after voiding.
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