A Patient with an Ileal Conduit Requires a Urine Specimen

question 1

Multiple Choice

A patient with an ileal conduit requires a urine specimen for culture.Which procedure should a nurse use to collect this specimen?

• A)Cleanse the opening of the urinary pouch with alcohol and then transfer the urine from the pouch into a sterile specimen cup.
• B)Collect urine by removing the pouch and performing a sterile catheterization through the stoma.
• C)Place the patient in a side-lying position, remove the pouch, cleanse the area around the stoma with povidone-iodine, and collect the urine in a sterile specimen cup.
• D)Remove the pouch and replace with a sterile device; once urine has accumulated, remove pouch with urine and send to the lab.

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