Microscopic Urinalysis (Nursing)

00:00 So what is a microscopic analysis and when you do it? Well microscope is just what it means.

00:08 You're going to look at a urine sample underneath the microscope.

00:12 Nurses never do this, obviously, these are highly trained people in the lab that do it.

00:18 Now, you might see on the order microscopic analysis as indicated.

00:23 That means hey, it's an extra step.

00:25 And if you don't see anything unusual, there's no need to do it.

00:29 Here are the examples of when you do do it, if you want to clarify and confirm urine dipstick findings.

00:35 Remember you're in dipsticks aren't really accurate.

00:38 So you can't really tell what's going on for sure.

00:41 You just know things might be a little off.

00:44 You also might follow up on other abnormal findings.

00:48 Microscopic analysis is like the Cadillac it's the gold standard.

00:52 We're going to get really accurate results with this.

00:56 But it's also expensive compared to the other parts of the test and it's more time-consuming.

01:02 All right. So we've got a sheet for you right here.

01:04 I think these are the most important things that you need to know.

01:08 You've got the test.

01:10 You've got what's normal, you've got what abnormal findings are and you've got the possible causes.

01:17 This is a great pocket card for you to keep with you these two slides.

01:22 It's everything you need to know about urine analysis.