The health care provider orders a clean-catch urine specimen for culture and sensitivity testing for a client with a suspected urinary tract infection (UTI). Which of the following actions should the nurse implement to obtain the specimen?

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Teach the client to clean the urethral area, void a small amount into the toilet, and then void into a sterile specimen cup best describes the technique for obtaining a clean-catch specimen. The answer beginning, "insert a short, small, 'mini' catheter attached to a collecting container" describes a technique that would result in a sterile specimen, but a health care provider's order for a catheterized specimen would be required. Using povidone-iodine before obtaining the specimen is not necessary and might result in suppressing the growth of some bacteria. And the technique described in the answer beginning "have the client empty the bladder completely" would not result in a sterile specimen.

The Health Care Provider Orders a Clean-Catch Urine Specimen for Culture