Collecting UA in home

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Specializes in Cardiac, Home Care.

Is there another way to collect a UA C&S in the home setting w/o doing a straight cath?

Problem is: My patient cannot urinate directly into the cup.

Is using a Specipan ok? If so, wondering if this can be reused in the future if cleaned and sterilized w/ boiling water for future collections?

OR, can a patient clean & Sterilize w/ boiling water a bigger bowl or cup to urinate into, then transfer urine into UA Cup??

Any ideas/suggestions rather than cath'ing and risking possibility of more infection??

Thanks!

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