Frequent urine testing for specific gravity and glucose are required on a 6-month-old infant.How should the nurse collect small amounts of urine for these tests?
A) Apply a urine-collection bag to the perineal area.
B) Tape a small medicine cup to the inside of the diaper.
C) Aspirate urine from cotton balls inside the diaper with a syringe.
D) Aspirate urine from a superabsorbent disposable diaper with a syringe.

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To obtain small amounts of urine,use a syringe without a needle to aspirate urine directly from the diaper.If diapers with absorbent material are used,place a small gauze dressing or cotton balls inside the diaper to collect the urine,and aspirate the urine with a syringe.For frequent urine sampling,the collection bag would be too irritating to the child's skin.Taping a small medicine cup to the inside of the diaper is not feasible; the urine will spill from the cup.Diapers with superabsorbent gels absorb the urine,so there is nothing to aspirate.

Frequent Urine Testing for Specific Gravity and Glucose Are Required