A student is collecting a sterile urine specimen from an indwelling catheter. How will the student correctly obtain the specimen?
A) Pour urine from the collecting bag.
B) Remove the catheter and ask the patient to void.
C) Aspirate urine from the collecting bag.
D) Aspirate urine from the collection port.
D
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1. Cranial nerve VII 2. Cranial nerve V 3. Cranial nerve III 4. Cranial nerve VI
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