The purpose of the quality assurance (QA) committee is to
A) write deficiencies of the staff.
B) create a good paper trail.
C) identify and correct problems.
D) develop material safety data sheets.
C
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a. collecting the urine for a 24 hour period. b. obtaining a clean-catch specimen. c. bringing in an early morning specimen. d. limiting fluid intake to concentrate the urine.
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