A patient with a urinary diversion requires a sterile urine specimen for culture and sensitivity.Which action should the nurse take to obtain the sterile specimen?

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The nurse must catheterize the urinary diversion to obtain a sterile urine sample.A patient with a urinary diversion cannot void.A new urine pouch is clean,not sterile.Letting urine drip from the stoma into a sterile specimen cup does not yield a sterile specimen.The patient's skin is not sterile,and the urine could irritate the skin.

A Patient with a Urinary Diversion Requires a Sterile Urine