Collections At The Hospital
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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HOW TO:COLLECT A
SPECIMEN
CLEANCATCH MIDSTREAM:
Female
ALWAYS WASH YOUR HANDS!
SIT COMFORTABLY ON THE TOILET, & SWING
One knee to the opposite side as far as you can.
SPREAD LIBIA WITH ONE HAND & CONTINUE TO
Keep them apart.
CLEAN LIBIA FROM FRONT TO BACK WITH AN ANTISEPTIC
Wipe, discard it and repeat this step again.
VOID INTO THE TOILET A LITTLE, THEN PLACE THE CUP UNDER
The flow & continue to void.
BE CAREFUL NOT TO TOUCH THE INSIDE OF THE CUP
At all.
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PLACE THE LID ON TIGHTLY AND HAND IT TO THE
Lab associate.
CLEANCATCH MIDSTREAM:
MALE
WASH YOUR HANDS!!
CLEAN THE GLANS (TIP) OF THE PENIS,IF YOUR NOT
CIRCUMCISED, PULL YOUR FORESKIN BACK TO DO SO.
DISCARD THE WIPE & REPEAT THE CLEANSING PROCESS
VOID A SMALL AMOUNT OF URINE INTO THE TOILET,CONTINUE TO
VOID INTO THE CUP,WITHOUT TOUCHING THE INSIDE OF THE CUP.
PLACE THE LID ON TIGHTLY AND HAND THE
CUP TO THE LAB ASSISTANT.
SEMEN SPECIMEN:
MALE
3DAYS OF ABSTINENCE
BEFORE YOU EJACULATE MAKE SURE THE LAB
IS ABLE TO TAKE YOUR SPECIMEN.
MASTERBATION IS PREFERRED, CONDOMS SHOULD NOT BE USED
BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN LUBRICANTS AND POWDERS.
DELIVER YOUR SPECIMEN WITHIN 30 MINUTES, IN THE BAG GIVEN TO
YOU. MAKE SURE TO KEEP IT WARM YOUR POCKET WILL DO THAT.
WRITE DOWN THE EXACT TIME YOU COLLECTED
YOUR SPECIMEN.
THROAT CULTURE SPECIMEN
THIS SPECIMEN IS USED TO OBTAIN SECRETIONS FROM THE NASOPHARNYX
& TONSILLAR AREA TO IDENTIFY PATHOGENS
THE NURSE IS GOING TO USE A TOUNGE BLADE TO
HOLD YOUR TOUNGE DOWN.
USING A BIG Q-TIP THE NURSE WILL SWAB
THE BACK OF YOUR THROAT
BEING CAREFUL NOT TO TOUCH YOUR CHEEKS,
TOUNGE, OR TEETH.
YOUR THROAT WILL BE SWABED PRETTY HARD SO THE NURSE
CAN GET ORGANISMS.
BAG URINE SPECIMEN:
CHILD
REMOVE THE URINE BAG AND CLEAN THE FRONT OF THE
BODY WITH ANTISEPTIC WIPES, ALLOW SURFACE TO DRY
ATTACH BAG TO THE FRONT OF THE CHILD
WITH ADHESIVE.
MAKE SURE THE URINE IS GOING INTO THE BAG, &
DOES NOT LEAK.
DO NOT FOLD THE BAG WHILE PLACING THE
DIAPER ON.
AFTER ALL VOID IS DONE, REMOVE THE BAG KEEPING THE VOID
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BAG, AND PLACE IN ANOTHER BAG.
24-HOUR URINE SPECIMEN
DOCTERS US THESE TO DETERMINE A CERTAIN URINE
CHEMICAL OUTPUT.
GET A 24-HOUR URINE CONTAINER,
DO NOT SPILL ANY ADDITIVE OUT.
VOID AND DISCARD THE FIRST URINE SPECIMEN & RECORD THE TIME.
COLLECT ALL OTHER URINE VOIDED DURING THE NEXT 24- HOURS
KEEP THE CONTAINER IN A COOL PLACE LIKE A
REGRIDGERATOR.
AT THE EXACT TIME THE FOLLOWING MORNING, VOID COMPLETLY
& ADD THIS TO THE SPECIMEN COLLECTION.
DELIVER IT!
FECAL STOOL SPECIMEN:
OCCULT BLOOD
USED TO HELP EVALUATE GASTROINTESTINAL
DISORDERS.
EVALUATION FOR OCCULT (HIDDEN) BLOOD IS
THE MOST COMMON TEST.
SPECIAL TEST CARDS ARE USED SO PATIENTS CAN COLLECT
FECES ON THE CARD & IS THEN TESTED IN THE LAB.
TEST REQUIRES A MEAT-FREE DIET FOR 3 DAYS.
YOU WILL NEED TO USE 3 DIFFERETN STOOL SPECIMENS
FECAL STOOL SPECIMEN:
PARASITES AND EGGS
PATIENT WILL RECEIVE A SPECIAL CONTAINER.
THE TUBES ARE USED TO PRESERVE THE FECES UNTIL TESTING
CAN BE COMPLETED.USING 3 DIFFERENT STOOL SPECIMENS.
THE MICROBIOLOGY DEPARTMENT CHECKS THE
ENTERIC BACTERIA.
