Lisa is a patient who was admitted to the hospital with oliguria. Her health care provider ordered a 24-hour urine specimen to test her renal function
Scott, her nurse, will begin collecting the specimen and asks Lisa to notify him when she needs to void. The 24-hour collection period will begin: A. after the first voided specimen is discarded.
B. at 0800.
C. after the second voided specimen is collected.
D. at the beginning of Scott's shift.
A
Always discard the first sample at the beginning of the collection period. The 24-hour collection period begins after you throw away the first specimen. The patient then collects all urine voided in 24 hours.
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