A Patient Who Is in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy

question 138

Multiple Choice

A patient who is in the second trimester of pregnancy reports urinary urgency and nocturia.The urine dipstick results are negative for nitrite and positive for leukocyte esterase.Which orders should the nurse anticipate when reporting this result to the requesting health-care provider?

• A)Begin cephalexin (Keflex)intravenously.
• B)Obtain a clean-catch, midstream urine specimen for culture.
• C)Obtain a sterile specimen with a straight catheterization.
• D)Repeat urine dipstick with first morning specimen.

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Definitions:

Wilcoxon Signed Rank

A non-parametric statistical test used to compare two related samples, matched samples, or repeated measurements on a single sample to assess differences in their median values.

Sign Test

A non-parametric test used to evaluate the difference in medians from a pair of related samples, assuming nothing about the distribution of the differences.

Wilcoxon Signed Rank

A statistical test that doesn't rely on parameter assumptions, designed for comparing two related samples, matched pairs, or repeated measures on a single sample to determine if there's a difference in their mean ranks across populations.

Matched Pairs

A study design where subjects are paired based on certain criteria to compare two treatments or conditions, with each subject in the pair receiving a different treatment.