The nurse needs to obtain a sputum specimen from a client. What should the nurse have the client do?
1. Apply sterile gloves.
2. Clear the throat.
3. Cough to bring up secretions.
4. Rinse the mouth with mouthwash prior to the collection.
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: The client does not need to put on sterile gloves. The only thing that has to remain sterile is the inside of the collecting container.
Rationale 2: Clearing the throat will not help produce the sputum; the client has to cough.
Rationale 3: Clients need to cough to bring sputum up from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea into the mouth in order to expectorate the specimen into a collecting container.
Rationale 4: The client is allowed to use mouthwash after the collection but not before because the antiseptic could alter the results.
You might also like to view...
A nurse working in an outpatient surgical setting may see which of the following volatile liquids used in general anesthesia?
A) Sevoflurane B) Desflurane C) Isoflurane D) Methoxyflurane E) Halothane
A nurse is teaching a client about transdermal estrogen therapy. The nurse understands that this method of delivery has been found to be safer especially for women with which of the following conditions? Select all that apply
A) Hypertriglyceridemia B) Type 2 diabetes C) Migraine headaches D) Hypertension E) Rheumatoid arthritis
Occlusion of the circumflex artery during a myocardial infarction would interrupt blood supply to which area?
a. Left and right ventricles and much of the interventricular septum b. Posterior interventricular sulcus and the smaller branches of both ventricles c. Upper right ventricle, right marginal branch, and right ventricle to the apex d. Left atrium and the lateral wall of the left ventricle
What factors regulate the flow of fluid into and out of the capillaries?
What will be an ideal response?