Question

when performing urinalysis, the medical assistant is unable to make a conclusion about the color and clarity of the urine specimen. which actions performed before assessing the urine are appropriate? select all that apply. mixing the urine by swirling recording the results in the patient’s record centrifuging a portion of the specimen and labeling it transferring the specimen into a standard - sized centrifuge tube washing hands or using hand sanitizer

Explanation:

• Mixing the urine by swirling can help evenly distribute any settled particles for a proper color - clarity assessment.
• Washing hands or using hand - sanitizer is a standard infection - control measure before handling specimens. Transferring the specimen into a standard - sized centrifuge tube and centrifuging are steps for further analysis rather than initial color - clarity assessment. Recording results comes after assessment.

Answer:

A. Mixing the urine by swirling
E. Washing hands or using hand sanitizer