A Patient Has Been Ordered to Have a 24-Hour Urine

question 19

Multiple Choice

A patient has been ordered to have a 24-hour urine collection as part of a diagnostic workup. The action taken to perform this procedure correctly is to:

• A) continue the collection if the patient accidentally voids directly into the toilet.
• B) obtain a container and put it in a warm water bath in the bathroom.
• C) have the patient void at the beginning of the collection and throw it away.
• D) have the patient void for the last time a few hours before the collection ends.

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