A client is having a timed urine collection done.The unlicensed assistive personnel does not save one specimen.What should the nurse do?
A)Continue with the test,and document that one specimen is missing.
B)End the test immediately,and send what is collected to the laboratory.
C)Document that the test cannot be completed.
D)Start the test over.

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The accuracy of a timed urine collection depends on collecting all urine produced during the specified time period. Missing a specimen compromises the test's validity, so it must be restarted.

A Client Is Having a Timed Urine Collection Done