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Certified Nursing Assistant Exam Prep

Category - Physical Care

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To obtain a 24-hour urine specimen, the nurse assistant should:
  1. Collect each voiding in separate containers for the next 24 hours.
  2. Discard the first voided specimen and then collect the total volume of each voiding for the next24 hours.
  3. For the next 24 hours, retain a 30ml specimen of each voiding after recording the amount voided.
  4. Keep a record of the time and amount of each voiding for 24 hours.
Explanation
Answer: B - A 24-hour urine specimen is a collection of all urine by a client over a 24-hour period. All urine is collected for 24 hours, usually from 7 A.M. on the first day to 7 P.M. the following day. It is necessary to ask the client to first void and discard this voided urine. This is done because this urine has been in the bladder for an unknown length of time. The test should begin with the bladder empty. For the next 24 hours, save all the urine voided by the client in one collection bottle. It is not important to record the amount of urine and the time voided.
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