The nurse is caring for a patient who is to complete a 24-hour urine collection to measure creatinine clearance. Which tasks related to this test may be delegated to the nursing assistant? (Select all that apply.)

Question

a. Teaching the patient about sterile specimen collection
b. Keeping the urine collection container cool on ice
c. Dumping the urine from the patient's first void
d. Restricting the patient's oral fluid intake during the test
e. Transporting the specimen to the laboratory for testing
f.
Reminding the patient not to put toilet paper in the urine

Answer 1

ANS: B, C, E, F
The nurse assistant can help the nurse by keeping the urine collection container cool on ice, dumping the urine from the patient's first void, and reminding the patient not to put toilet tissue in the urine specimen. The nurse assistant can also transport the specimen to the laboratory after the urine has been collected for 24 hours. Fluid intake should be encouraged during the test. Teaching the patient about the testing procedure is done by the nurse, although creatinine clearance testing does not require sterile technique.