Lesson Objectives

When you have completed this lesson, you should be able to:

• Identify the reasons for collecting samples ofspecimen.
• Identify the procedures used to collect a sterile urine specimen from a male patient.
• Identify the procedures used to collect a sterile urine specimen from a female patient.
• Identify the procedures used to collect a midstream urine specimen.
• Identify the procedures used to collect a 24-hour urine specimen.
• Identify the presence of occult blood in a stool.
• Identify the procedures used to collect a stool.
• Identify the procedures used in collecting sputum.

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4.01 Overview

4.02 Collecting a Sterile Urine Specimen

4.03 Collecting a Midstream Urine Specimen

4.04 Collecting a Twenty-Four Hour Urine Specimen

4.05 Determining Presence of Occult Blood in Stool

4.06 Collecting a Stool

4.07 Collecting Sputum

Lesson 4: Self-Test