What Should a Nurse Do When Taking a Specimen for a Throat

question 10

Multiple Choice

What should a nurse do when taking a specimen for a throat culture? _____ (Place the appropriate actions in the correct sequence.Do not separate answers with a space or punctuation.Example: ABCD.)

• A)Depress the tongue with a tongue blade.
• B)Place the applicator in a culture tube.
• C)Ask the patient to tilt the head back.
• D)Swab the back of the throat and tonsils.

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