A 19-year-old woman presents with a burning sensation when urinating and a feeling of urgency to...

A 19-year-old woman presents with a burning sensation when urinating and a feeling of urgency to use the restroom every few minutes. The nurse practitioner sends you into the room to obtain a sample.

a. What would you say to the patient? b. How would you handle the specimen? c. What tests are you going to run? d. After you run the tests and are filling out the results form to hand to the doctor, you notice something awry. The sample is now unacceptable and can’t be used. What could have happened?

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1. This is the starting stage of Urinary Tract Infection.So need to do urine culture & sensitivity test.

2. As with any type of laboratory specimen, there are certain criteria that need to be met for proper collection and transportation of urine specimens. This will ensure proper stability of the specimen and more accurate test results.All urine collection and/or transport containers should be clean and free of particles or interfering substances.The collection and/or transport container should have a secure lid and be leak-resistent. Leak-resistent containers reduce specimen loss and healthcare worker exposure to the specimen while also protecting the specimen from contaminants.It is good practice to use containers that are made of break-resistant plastic, which is safer than glass.The container material should not leach interfering substances into the specimen.Specimen containers should not be reused.The NCCLS guidelines for urine, GP-16A2, recommend the use of a primary collection container that holds at least 50 mL, has a wide base and an opening of at least 4 cm.

3. Urine sample for Culture & Sensitivity .

4.During the period of UTI, some will have blood content urine.If there is mixing of blood in the urine happens,sample cannot test properly.

Nightingale answered 1 year ago

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