Urinalysis
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Urinalysis

Rosemary Cook Primary Care Facilitator, Staffordshire FHSA/, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust

This article describes the procedures for obtaining a urine specimen and the information urinalysis can provide. The assessment is worth five RCN CEPs. It relates to UKCC Professional Development Categories: Care enhancement and Reducing risk

Aim and intended learning outcomes

The aim of this article is to review the knowledge and skills necessary to carry out urinalysis in a ward or clinic setting. After reading this article the nurse should be able to:

Nursing Standard. 9, 28, 32-37. doi: 10.7748/ns.9.28.32.s40

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