The Health Care Provider Writes an Order for Bacteriologic Testing

question 24

Multiple Choice

The health care provider writes an order for bacteriologic testing for a patient who has a positive tuberculosis skin test.Which action should the nurse take?

• A) Teach about the reason for the blood tests.
• B) Schedule an appointment for a chest x-ray.
• C) Teach about the need to get sputum specimens for 2 to 3 consecutive days.
• D) Instruct the patient to expectorate three specimens as soon as possible.

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Definitions:

Ovulated Cell

Commonly referred to as an ovum or egg cell, it is the female reproductive cell released during ovulation.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, creating four daughter cells, each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, essential for sexual reproduction.

Primary Spermatocytes

Diploid cells that undergo meiosis I to form two haploid secondary spermatocytes, crucial for spermatogenesis.

Spermatogonia

Undifferentiated male germ cells in the testes that divide to produce sperm.