Posted: August 7th, 2017

A client has an indwelling urinary catheter and she is suspected of having urinary infection. How should you collect a urine specimen for culture and sensitivity?

A client has an indwelling urinary catheter and she is suspected of having urinary infection. How should you collect a urine specimen for culture and sensitivity?

A. Clamp tubing for 60 minutes and insert a sterile needle into the tubing above the clamp to aspirate urine.
B. Drain urine from the drainage bag into the sterile container
C. Disconnect the tubing from the urinary catheter and let urine floe into a sterile container
D. Wipe the self sealing aspirations port with antiseptic solution and insert a sterile needle into the self sealing self-sealing port.