Practice Question
The provider writes an order to collect a urine culture. The nurse knows the best way to collect a sterile specimen for culture is?
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Correct Answer:
Clean catch
Rationale:
💙 A clean-catch midstream specimen is the recommended method for obtaining a sterile urine culture in clients who do not have a catheter.
💙 This method minimizes contamination from skin flora, ensuring accuracy of bacterial growth results.
💙 It avoids unnecessary catheterization, reducing risk of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI).
💙 Clean-catch collection is simple, reliable, and endorsed by evidence-based infection control guidelines.
💙 It provides a true representation of organisms present in the bladder, not contaminants from outside structures.
Bag specimen
💙 Bag specimens easily become contaminated with skin bacteria.
💙 They are not considered sterile, especially in children.
24-hour collection
💙 A 24-hour urine test measures volume or solute concentration, not bacterial culture.
💙 It is not sterile, as urine accumulates over hours.
Catheter
💙 Catheterization obtains a sterile sample but is invasive and increases risk for CAUTI.
💙 It is not the first choice unless the patient already has a catheter or cannot perform clean catch.
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- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: Examplify Exam(s)
- Domain: Health Assessment
- Answer Choices: 4