The Physician Has Ordered a 24-Hour Urine Specimen Collection

The physician has ordered a 24-hour urine specimen collection. After explaining the procedure to the client, the nurse collects the first specimen. She is doing the right thing if she ________.

A) Discards the first specimen, and then starts the collection
B) Saves this specimen as part of the 24-hour collection
C) Tests the specimen, and then discards it
D) Places this specimen in a separate container and later adds to the collection