A client is having a timed urine collection done. The unlicensed assis

A client is having a timed urine collection done. The unlicensed assistive personnel does not save one specimen. What should the nurse do?

1. Continue with the test, and document that one specimen is missing.
2. End the test immediately, and send what is collected to the laboratory.
3. Document that the test cannot be completed.
4. Start the test over.

ANSWER

Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: The test cannot be continued, and it should not be documented that one specimen is missing.
Rationale 2: The test is not to be ended immediately, and the specimen should not be sent to the laboratory. The test is not complete.
Rationale 3: The nurse should not document that the test cannot be completed. It needs to be restarted.
Rationale 4: If the client or staff forgets and discards the client’s urine during a timed collection, the procedure must be restarted from the beginning.