When obtaining a urine specimen from a catheterized client, the nurse should:
A. Remove urine from collection bag
B. Clamp the drainage tubing for 30 minutes before specimen collection begins
C. Disconnect the catheter from the drainage tubing and collect the urine in a specimen cup
D. Insert a small needle directly into the plastic catheter tubing to obtain the specimen
B
B. Clamp drainage tubing with clamp or rubber band for 30 minutes to permit collection of fresh sterile urine in catheter tubing rather than draining into bag
A. Urine in collection bag is not fresh sterile urine specimen.
C. Disconnecting the catheter from the drainage tubing will expose the drainage system to possible transfer of microorganisms.
D. Insert needle at 45-degree angle just above where catheter is attached to drainage tube in self-sealing rubber catheter or at built-in sampling port in Silastic, silicone, or plastic catheter.
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Change 1.66 to a ratio. ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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