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NCLEX RN Practice Question

A nurse needs to collect a urine specimen for culture and sensitivity from an adult client who has a long-term indwelling urinary catheter. Which action is appropriate to obtain the most accurate specimen?

  • Attach a new sterile drainage bag and collect the first urine that drains into it for the specimen.

  • Disconnect the catheter from the drainage tubing and collect urine directly from the catheter into a sterile cup.

  • Clamp the catheter tubing below the sampling port, disinfect the port, and withdraw urine into a sterile syringe for transfer to a sterile container.

  • Empty urine from the drainage bag into a sterile graduate and then pour it into the specimen container.

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