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Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of a student nurse in diagnostic testing?
Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of a student nurse in diagnostic testing?
- Collecting and observing urine specimens
- Measuring and interpreting BGL
- Undertaking routine analysis of sputum specimens
- Interpreting normal and abnormal blood profiles (correct)
What is the purpose of ordering blood tests?
What is the purpose of ordering blood tests?
- To confirm a disease
- To define a baseline result for the patient
- To monitor a disease
- To regulate therapy/treatment the patient is undergoing (correct)
Where can blood profiles/tests be taken?
Where can blood profiles/tests be taken?
- Hospitals only
- Homes and GP only
- Community and hospital only
- All of the above (correct)
What is the order of draw in diagnostic testing?
What is the order of draw in diagnostic testing?
What role do nurses play in diagnostic testing?
What role do nurses play in diagnostic testing?