A 3-year-old child is visiting the pediatric clinic. The nurse suspects that the child has a urinary tract infection (UTI). Which of the following methods is appropriate for the nurse to implement to obtain a urine specimen from the child?
a. Use an indwelling catheter.
b. Offer fluids 30 minutes in advance.
c. Apply pressure over the urinary bladder.
d. Place a diaper on the child and squeeze out the specimen.
B
Offering a young child fluids 30 minutes before requesting a specimen may help.
Because bladder catheterization carries the risk of UTI, blockage, and trauma to the urethra, it is preferable to rely on other measures for specimen collection.
Applying pressure over the urinary bladder of a child with an intact nervous system will not help and may create more stress in the child.
Squeezing urine from a child's diaper is not an accurate method of obtaining a urine specimen to determine whether the child has a UTI.
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