The Nurse Instructed an Adolescent Female About Collecting a Clean-Catch

question 19

Multiple Choice

The nurse instructed an adolescent female about collecting a clean-catch urine specimen.The nurse determined the adolescent understood the instructions when she stated:

• A) "I should wash my perineum with soap and water, then begin to urinate. "
• B) "I clean the perineum from front to back with an antiseptic wipe before I urinate. "
• C) "I'll collect the first stream of urine in a sterile container. "
• D) "I will discard the first void and collect a freshly voided specimen 30 minutes later. "

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Definitions:

Tertiary Circular

Relates to a stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development involving the purposeful adaptation of established behaviors in new contexts, observed in toddlers.

Mental Combinations

The cognitive process of putting together distinct ideas or concepts to form new knowledge or understanding.

Qualitative Changes

Transformations in developmental stages that indicate a fundamental change in an individual's capabilities or behavior.

Cognition

The process of gaining knowledge and comprehension through thinking, experiencing, and sensing.