Nurses in the southwest of England have been instrumental in trialling and championing a new eco-friendly urine sample collection device, helping to reduce plastic waste and improve patient dignity.

Authors: June Rogers, MSc, BA, RSCN, RN, is paediatric continence adviser, Liverpool PCT, Liverpool; Caroline Saunders, BSc, PGD, RSCN, RN, is consultant nurse ...

The orally administered para-amino benzoic acid (PABA) is known to have near 100% excretion in urine and is used as a measure of 24-h urine collection completeness (referred to as PABAcheck). The ...

A 24-hour urine collection test is a laboratory test to measure the content of certain substances in the urine, which can be used as a diagnostic indicator of the function of the kidneys. The test ...