AAMA CMA Practice Question

You're a medical assistant in a pediatric clinic and need to collect a urine sample from a non-toilet-trained toddler for routine urinalysis. Which method is appropriate to use for collecting the urine sample?

  • Insert a sterile catheter into the bladder to collect the sample.

  • Apply a pediatric urine collection bag to the genital area and wait for the child to void.

  • Place cotton balls inside the diaper and squeeze the urine into a container after the child has voided.

  • Ask the toddler to urinate into a sterile specimen container.

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