A Nurse Is Preparing to Collect a Routine Urine Specimen

question 200

Multiple Choice

A nurse is preparing to collect a routine urine specimen for urinalysis from a patient with an indwelling urinary catheter.To collect the specimen, the nurse should:

• A)Clean the catheter sample port with alcohol, aspirate the required amount of urine, and transfer the urine to a specimen cup.
• B)Disconnect the collection tubing from the indwelling catheter and collect the specimen in a standard specimen cup using good aseptic technique.
• C)Disconnect the collection tubing from the indwelling catheter and, using an irrigation syringe, aspirate the urine specimen; label the syringe.
• D)Replace the urine collection bag with a clean bag; drain the urine into a specimen cup as soon as an adequate volume has accumulated.

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