The Nurse Must Collect a 24-Hour Urine Specimen for Cortisol

question 13

Multiple Choice

The nurse must collect a 24-hour urine specimen for cortisol.The patient is incontinent.How can the nurse collect the specimen?

• A) Keep the patient on a bedpan at all times during the test.
• B) Obtain an order for an indwelling catheter for the duration of the test.
• C) Place an incontinence brief on the patient, and record the weight of each brief.
• D) Place an incontinence brief on the patient, and send all briefs to the laboratory.

---

Definitions:

Haplodiploidy Hypothesis

A genetic mechanism explaining the evolved social behavior in certain species, where males are haploid and females are diploid.

Eusociality

A complex social structure seen in some animal species, characterized by cooperative care of the young, reproductive division of labor, and overlapping generations within a colony.

Parental Investment

The effort expended by parents in raising offspring to improve their chances of survival and reproductive success.

Reproductive Output

The total number of offspring an organism can produce over its lifetime, a key factor in evolutionary fitness.