You are using reagent strips to test urine. You must do which of the following?
a. Ask the nurse to interpret the colors on the strip.
b. Follow Standard Precautions and the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard.
c. Send the strip to the lab for analysis.
d. Soak the strip in the specimen for 60 sec-onds.
B
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