A patient with a urostomy requires a sterile urine specimen for culture and sensitivity.Which action will the nurse take to obtain the sterile specimen?
A) Have the patient void into a sterile cup after being cleaned.
B) Collect the specimen from a new urine pouch.
C) Insert a sterile catheter into the urinary stoma.
D) Let urine drip from the stoma into a sterile specimen cup.
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