Section: 7.6 - Specimen Collection | Fundamentals of Nursing | NextGenU.org
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Student Learning Outcomes:
- Accurately collect specimens of blood, stool, urine, and swabs.
- Maintain standard- and transmission-based precautions.
- Identify proper disposal of the used items.
- Understand the general nursing consideration during specimen collection.
Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 4 minutes.
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Required Learning Resources and Activities
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Read the content under "Test Overview, Why It Is Done, How To Prepare, How It Is Done." (3 minutes)
University of Michigan Health, 2020
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Read the content under "Test overview and how it is done." (4 minutes)
University of Michigan Health (2020).
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Read the content under the sections "What Are Blood Tests?" "Blood Tests Types," "What To Expect With Blood Tests," "What Are the Risks of Blood Tests?" and "What Do Blood Tests Show?" (10 minutes)
National Heart, Lungs and Blood Institute
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Read the entire article. (12 minutes)
National Health Service (2019)
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Read the content under the section "How should I collect and store a urine sample?: Storing Urine sample." (3 minutes)
National Health Service (2019)
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Read the content under the sections "Specimen collection: good-practice principles", "Professional issues", "Collecting tissue/body fluids: precautions to take", "Equipment", "Consent", "Request form", "Sample label", "Transporting specimen." (4 minutes)
Nursing Times
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Read the entire article. (2 minutes)
Carteret Health Care
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Read the entire article. (9 minutes)
NCBI
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Slide Deck Presentation
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Clinical Skills
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Quiz Unit
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Quiz: Unit 7.6
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Unit 7 Exam Quiz
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