Types and Collection of Urine Specimen
Types and Collection of Urine Specimen
Types and Collection of Urine Specimen
Equipment:
* soap or cleansing solution, washcloth
towel
* commercial kit for clean-voided
specimen or individual supplies as
listed
* Sterile cotton balls or sterile gauze
pads
* Antiseptic solution (eg. Povidone)
sterile water
sterile specimen collection cup or jar
bedpan, bedside commode or specimen hat
sterile and non sterile gloves
completed specimen label
A.
B. Male
Hold penis with one hand and using circular
motion and antiseptic swab, cleanse end of
penis, moving from center to outside. In
uncircumcised men, the foreskin should be
retracted before cleansing
After client has initiated urine stream, pass
specimen collection container into stream and
collect 30 to 60 ml
Urinalysis:
- specimen should be examined as
soon as possible
- first voided specimen in the morning
- dips the strips into the urine and then
observes for a color change in the
time interval designated on the
package.