To ensure an accurate analysis, the nurse collects a specimen in an appropriate container, labels the container with correct information, attaches the proper laboratory request form, and ensures that the specimen does not decompose before it is
examined. What is the last step that the nurse must take to ensure the accurate analysis of the specimen? A) Deliver the specimen to the laboratory as soon as possible.
B) Deliver the specimen to the physician for final verification.
C) Keep the specimen refrigerated for one to two hours before sending it for analysis.
D) Transfer the specimen to another container to keep it fresh.
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The final step the nurse should take to ensure accurate analysis of the specimen is to make sure it is delivered to the laboratory as soon as possible. To ensure accurate analysis, the nurse does the following: collects the specimen in an appropriate container, labels the specimen container with correct information, attaches the proper laboratory request form, ensures that the specimen does not decompose before it can be examined, and delivers the specimen to the laboratory as soon as possible. The specimen is not taken to the physician for final verification, nor is it refrigerated or transferred to another container before being sent for analysis.
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