Application of a new urine collection device in the collection of 24-hour urine specimens from patients--Improving the efficiency of clinical urine specimen collection

Abstract

Objective To use a new type of urine collection device and stirring system to retain 24h urine specimens from patients, and to explore the effect of its application in the process of clinical 24h urine specimen retention. Methods One hundred patients admitted to Nephrology Department I of Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital from September 2022 to February 2023 who needed to retain 24h urine protein quantitative specimens were selected as study subjects. The control group used the traditional 24h urine specimen collection method, while the experimental group used a new urine collection device designed by our department to collect specimens. The passing rate of 24h urine specimen collection, the time of collecting 24h urine specimens, and the satisfaction of patients with this device were recorded. Results The nurses in the test group took less time to collect urine protein specimens than the control group P<0.0001, the number of specimens passed was higher than that of the control group P<0.027, and the patients' satisfaction with 24h urine specimens was higher than the control group. Conclusion The use of the new urine collection device and stirring system for 24h urine specimen collection and sampling can improve the 24h urine specimen collection rate and improve the patient's satisfaction rate. The use of the new urine collection device and stirring system for 24h urine specimen retrieval and sampling can improve the rate of patients' 24h urine specimen retrieval, reduce the time spent by nurses to collect 24h urine specimens, improve nurses' clinical efficiency, and increase patients' satisfaction with 24h urine specimens.