What should the nurse do when a patient is required to provide a timed urine specimen?

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Place signs on the patient's door and toileting area,indicating that a timed urine specimen
collection is in progress.If patient leaves the unit for a test or procedure,be sure that personnel in that area collect and save all urine.
The nurse discards the first specimen and then collects every successive specimen until the time period has ended.Place specimen collection container in the bathroom and,if indicated,in a pan of ice.Urine specimen is not to be contaminated with feces or toilet tissue.

What Should the Nurse Do When a Patient Is Required