[cannew22]

what part of the tube do you clamp? i was taught just to draw directly from the port with a needle, and am new to this clamping!! what does the clamping do?

[Mommy TeleRN]

clamping allows some urine to build up in the tube so you have a decent sample. On our foleys the port is really close to the patient so sometimes if there isn't a lot of urine in the tube you have to clamp it for a short period of time to get enough urine for the sample. We also have a needleless port so I just cleanse the port and attach a syringe to withdraw the sample.