2. A client is admitted to the hospital with the diagnoses of sepsis and a urinary tract infection. How is the nurse working when using a straight catheter prescribed by the primary health-care provider to obtain a urine specimen for culture and sensitivity?

Question

2. A client is admitted to the hospital with the diagnoses of sepsis and a urinary tract infection. How is the nurse working when using a straight catheter prescribed by the primary health-care provider to obtain a urine specimen for culture and sensitivity?

1) Interdependently
2) Independently
3) Dependently
4) Collegially

Answer 1

3) Dependently

Answer 2

3) Dependently

When using a straight catheter to obtain a urine specimen for culture and sensitivity, the nurse is working dependently. This is because the use of a catheter and the specific procedure for obtaining a urine specimen for analysis requires a prescription from the primary health-care provider (dependent action). The nurse is following the instructions and orders of the provider to perform the specific procedure.