Urine Collection: Clean Catch, Female

Equipments:

• Examinations glove
• Sterile collection container, lid, and label
• Sterile midstream kit
• Three antiseptic towelettes or 3 cotton balls saturate with an antiseptic solution

Nursing Procedures:

1. Check patient's identification band
2. Gather the equipments
3. Wash your hand and don glove
4. Provide privacy for patient
5. Instruct female patient to sit with legs separated on the toilet, open the sterile container and place the lid up on a firm surface in easy reach
6. Instruct female patient to use thumb and forefinger to separate labia
7. With the labia separated, instruct female patient to cleanse one side of the labia with the towelette, discard the towelette, repeat procedure on the other side with the second towelette. Make sure the labia stay separated throughout the procedures
8. Instruct her to urinate into the toilet, place the collection cup unter the stream of urine after a good flow of urine has been started. Fill the container just half-way with urine
9. Position sterile lid back onto the container, close tightly, label it, and send it to laboratory