Collecting sterile urine specimen template PDF

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Nursing Skill

LVN STUDENT NAME _____________________________________

sterile urine sepcimen SKILL NAMECollecting ____________________________________________________________________________

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Description of Skill Collecting a sterile urine specimen; Utilizing sterile technique to collect specimen via catheter

Indications Patient unable to urinate on their own Patient unable to collect specimen via clean-catch s/s UTI: dysuria, urinary incontinence, urinary frequency , kidney pain,AMS Leukocytosis of unknown origin

Outcomes/Evaluation Collecting a sterile urine specimen correctly is important to allow the results to process accurately during culture and sensitivity testing

Potential Complications sterile field may be broken during catheter insertion Not enough urine is collected Patient may not have abililty to allow for ease of access to collect specimen (contractures, etc.)

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CONSIDERATIONS

Nursing Interventions (pre, intra, post) Consider the patients ability to allow for ease of collection Explain the procedure Provide for privacy Use the correct sterile technique for indwelling catheter or straight catheterization

Client Education edu on procedure and why the collection was ordered by the doctor educate on risk for infection with catheter insertion

Nursing Interventions Explain the procedure to the patient verfiy patient allerges Provide for privacy Wash hands Label the specimen container and follow facility protocol for transporting to the lab Document your procedure, and assessment of urine

THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURE

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