Name Date

Group Year Level

Instructor/Evaluator: Grade

SKILL 18-8
Obtaining a Urine Specimen From an
Indwelling Urinary Catheter
Needs Practice
Satisfactory

Goal:An adequate amount of urine is obtained from the patient

Excellent

without contamination or adverse effect; the patient experiences

minimal anxiety during the collection process; and the patient
demonstrates an understanding of the reason for the specimen. Comments

1. Bring necessary equipment to the bedside stand or overbed

table.
2. Perform hand hygiene and put on PPE, if indicated.
3. Identify the patient. Explain the procedure to the patient.
4. Check the specimen label with the patient’s identification
bracelet. Label should include patient’s name and identifi-
cation number, time specimen was collected, route of col-
lection, identification of person obtaining the sample, and
any other information required by agency policy.
5. Close curtains around bed and close the door to the room,
if possible.
6. Put on unsterile gloves.
7. Clamp the catheter drainage tubing or bend it back on itself
distal to the port. If an insufficient amount of urine is pres-
ent in the tubing, allow the tubing to remain clamped up to
30 minutes, to collect a sufficient amount of urine, unless
contraindicated (Fischbach & Dunning, 2006). Remove lid
from specimen container, keeping the inside of the container
and lid free from contamination.
8.Cleanse aspiration port with alcohol wipe and allow port
to air dry.
9. Insert the needle or blunt-tipped cannula into the port, or
attach the syringe to the needleless port. Slowly aspirate
enough urine for specimen (usually 10 mL is adequate;
check facility requirements). Remove the needle, blunt-
tipped cannula, or syringe from the port. Engage the
needle guard. Unclamp the drainage tubing.
10. If a needle or blunt-tipped cannula was used on the
syringe, remove from the syringe before emptying the urine
from the syringe into the specimen cup. Place the needle
into sharps collection container. Slowly inject urine into
specimen container. Replace lid on container. Dispose of
syringe appropriately.
 SKILL 18-8
Obtaining a Urine Specimen From an

Needs Practice
Satisfactory
Indwelling Urinary Catheter (Continued)
Excellent

Comments

11. Remove gloves and perform hand hygiene.

12. Place label on the container per facility policy. Place
container in plastic sealable biohazard bag.
13. Remove other PPE, if used. Perform hand hygiene.
14. Transport the specimen to the laboratory as soon as possible.
If unable to take the specimen to laboratory immediately,
refrigerate it.