The Nurse Is Reviewing Teaching Materials Created by a Student

question 33

Multiple Choice

The nurse is reviewing teaching materials created by a student nurse outlining the procedure to obtain midstream clean catch urine for culture. Which information within this plan needs to be corrected by the nurse?

• A) Males patients should retract the foreskin and cleanse the glans with three cotton sponges saturated with cleansing solution, using a circular motion.
• B) Female patients should separate the labia with one hand and clean the labia with the other, using sterile cotton swabs saturated with a cleansing solution, wiping back to front.
• C) After cleansing, patients should start voiding and then begin to collect the specimen.
• D) Patients should start taking prescribed antibiotics only after the specimen is collected.

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