The Nurse Is Preparing to Collect a Urine Culture Specimen

The nurse is preparing to collect a urine culture specimen from a catheterized patient. What should the nurse do to safely obtain this specimen?

A) with a sterile syringe, aspirate several mL of urine from the sampling port using sterile technique
B) disconnect the catheter from the drainage tubing and allows 1-3 mL of urine to drain into a sterile specimen container
C) with a sterile syringe and needle, aspirate 50 mL of urine from the catheter above where it is connected to the drainage tubing
D) empty a small volume of urine from the urine collection bag into a sterile specimen cup