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The doctor orders for a “daily urine specimen to be sent to the laboratory” for Eileen, who was operated on for renal stones. Eileen has a Foley catheter attached to a urinary drainage system. How will you collect the urine specimen?
  1. Remove urine from the drainage tube with a sterile needle and syringe and empty urine from the syringe into the specimen container.
  2. Empty a sample of urine from the collecting bag into the specimen container.
  3. Disconnect the drainage tube from the indwelling catheter and allow urine to flow from the catheter into the specimen container.
  4. Disconnect the drainage from the collecting bag and allow the urine to flow from the catheter into the specimen container.
Explanation
Answer: A-Remove urine from the drainage tube with a sterile needle and syringe and empty urine from the syringe into the specimen container.
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