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Yes same here.

Thanks for the replies. I did let my instructor know. She told me in that situation I could call the floor unit and let them know. The patient was already discharged.

Thanks for the replies. I did let my instructor know. The pt was already discharged though...she told me I could have called the unit after clinical to let them know but I didn't know that I was allowed to do that til it was to late, pt was already discharged.

I always beat myself up over things from clinical. It's so stressful to me. All I think is obtaining a contaminated urine specimen will lead to a million problems and ultimately lead to my patient's death. I'm sooooooooo afraid of killing a patient. I am starting to wonder if nursing is for me or not, bc I'm freaking out about a urine specimen. ughhh . Or am I just crazy?

It was sent for a U/A and culture. This is what the results were...what do you think when looking at it? RBC >50 WBC >50 Epithelial cells 3-5 Bacteria +2 Color: yellow Urine Clarity: Turbid Urine pH: 6.5 Leukocytes: Moderate Nitrate: Negative Bacteria: +2 Ketones: Neg Urine Bili: Neg Urine glucose: Normal Urine occult blood: Large Total Urine Protein: 150 I know i'm missing some info but that is what I wrote down...

I contaminated my pt.'s urine specimen. I'm a student, I didn't think about it until AFTER clinical. I thought I was being helpful because pt. stated they had burning while urinating along with frequency. So, I alerted the nurse and I obtained a urine specimen. The patient urinated in a bedside pan but also had a small BM on the toilet paper...I don't know what I was thinking but I collected that urine that was in the bedside pan with the toilet paper in it. I was driving home and I thought OMG why the heck did I collect that urine?! It was completely contaminated. Will it be obvious that a urine specimen was contaminated? I remember looking at the results at the end of the day and it showed >150 WBC, >150 RBC, and +2 bacteria, etc. Could I cause harm to my pt. if the doctor prescribed a med that was un-needed? I feel so awful......What do you all think about this scenario?

I contaminated my pt.'s urine specimen. I'm a student, I didn't think about it until AFTER clinical. I thought I was being helpful because pt. stated they had burning while urinating along with frequency. So, I alerted the nurse and I obtained a urine specimen. The patient urinated in a bedside pan but also had a small BM on the toilet paper...I don't know what I was thinking but I collected that urine that was in the bedside pan. I was driving home and I thought OMG why the heck did I collect that urine?! It was completely contaminated. Will it be obvious that a urine specimen was contaminated? I remember looking at the results at the end of the day and it showed >150 WBC, >150 RBC, and +2 bacteria, etc. Could I cause harm to my pt. if the doctor prescribed a med that was un-needed? I feel so awful......What do you all think about this scenario?