What should the nurse instruct the patient to do before obtaining the urine specimen for a urine culture?
a. Collect the urine for a 24-hour period
b. Obtain a clean-catch specimen
c. Bring in an early morning specimen
d. Limit fluid intake to concentrate the urine
ANS: B
Urine cultures are dependent on a clean-catch or catheterized specimen.
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