The nurse needs to collect a specimen for culture from a patient and realizes that which of the following must be done?
a. The patient should be fasting.
b. The specimen should be collected early in the morning.
c. The specimen should be collected before antibiotics are started.
d. The patient should drink a lot of fluids before the specimen is obtained.
C
Culture refers to the growing of microorganisms to identify pathogens. Culture and sensitivity tests are performed to identify both the nature of the invading organisms and their susceptibility to commonly-used antibiotics. Sensitivity allows the physician to select the appropriate antibiotic therapy, therefore the specimen should be collected before antibiotics are started.
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