When collecting a clean-catch urine specimen from a female resident, the CNA should:

Explanation

Clean-catch midstream technique: cleanse the meatus front-to-back to reduce skin/fecal contaminants, void initial stream into the toilet to flush the distal urethra, catch a 30-60 mL midstream sample in a sterile container, finish in the toilet, cap, label, and send promptly or refrigerate. No cleaning (a), first-stream collection (d), or scooping from the toilet bowl (b) produce contaminated specimens that lead to misdiagnosis and unnecessary antibiotic treatment.