Question

The nurse is asked to obtain a urine sample from a school-age child for a urine culture to detect bacteriuria. which intervention does the nurse implement?

Answer 1

Bacteriuria or Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (ABU) is not a common condition or children. If the nurse is asked to obtain a urine sample from a school-age child for a urine culture to detect bateriuria, the nurse should implement the following interventions:
1. The nurse should obtain an early morning sample of urine as it gives the accurate results.
The child should not be allowed to drink water before giving the sample as water dilutes the bacterial count of the urine and might give false report.
3. There are chances of contamination of the sample and the urine might change its characteristics in a given period of time. Thus, the urine sample should be brought immediately to the laboratory for urine culture.