To obtain a sterile urine specimen from a client with a Foley catheter, the nurse begins by applying a clamp to the drainage tubing distal to the injection port. What does the nurse do next?
a. Clamp another section of the tube to create a fixed sample section for retrieval.
b. Insert a syringe into the injection port and aspirate the quantity of urine required.
c. Clean the injection port cap of the drai-nage tubing with povidone-iodine solu-tion.
d. Withdraw 10 mL of urine and discard it; then withdraw 10 mL more for the sam-ple.
C
It is important to clean the injection port cap of the catheter drainage tubing with an appropriate antiseptic, such as povidone-iodine solution or alcohol. This will help prevent surface contami-nation before injection of the syringe.
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