A medical assistant is instructed to collect a random urine specimen from a patient for a routine urinalysis. What is the most appropriate next step for the medical assistant to perform?
Perform a straight catheterization procedure to obtain the urine specimen from the bladder.
Collect all urine the patient excretes over the next 24-hour period.
Provide the patient with a clean, labeled container and instructions for collecting the specimen.
Instruct the patient to clean the genital area with an antiseptic wipe prior to collection.
For collecting a random urine specimen, the medical assistant should first provide the patient with a clean, labeled container and clear instructions on how to collect the sample, ensuring that it is not contaminated. This includes washing hands prior to collection and collecting midstream urine. The other options are specific to other types of urine collection methods (e.g., midstream clean catch requires specific cleaning of the genital area, timed collections require urine to be collected over a period such as 24 hours, and catheterization is an invasive method used only when the patient is unable to provide a sample themselves).
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