A urine specimen is needed from a patient with an indwelling catheter. Where should the nurse obtain the specimen?
Correct answer: A. From the catheter sampling port using aseptic technique
- A. From the catheter sampling port using aseptic technique
- B. From the drainage bag after allowing urine to collect
- C. From the catheter tubing after disconnecting the system
- D. From the first urine emptied into a clean bedpan
Explanation
A sterile specimen is collected from the disinfected sampling port using aseptic technique. Urine from the drainage bag may have been standing for a long time and can be contaminated, while disconnecting the closed system increases infection risk.
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About Elimination and Catheterisation
Elimination care covers normal bowel and urinary patterns, constipation, diarrhoea, incontinence, retention, enemas, ostomies and specimen collection. Catheterisation includes indications, catheter types, insertion principles, drainage-bag care and prevention of urinary infection, with attention to the difference between urinary retention and incontinence.
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