A Patient with an Ileal Conduit Requires a Urine Specimen

Multiple Choice

A patient with an ileal conduit requires a urine specimen for culture.Which procedure should a nurse use to collect this specimen?

A) Cleanse the opening of the urinary pouch with alcohol and then transfer the urine from the pouch into a sterile specimen cup.
B) Collect urine by removing the pouch and performing a sterile catheterization through the stoma.
C) Place the patient in a side-lying position, remove the pouch, cleanse the area around the stoma with povidone-iodine, and collect the urine in a sterile specimen cup.
D) Remove the pouch and replace with a sterile device; once urine has accumulated, remove pouch with urine and send to the lab.