Free AAMA Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) Practice Question

For collecting a random urine specimen, the medical assistant should first provide the patient with a clean, labeled container and clear instructions on how to collect the sample, ensuring that it is not contaminated. This includes washing hands prior to collection and collecting midstream urine. The other options are specific to other types of urine collection methods (e.g., midstream clean catch requires specific cleaning of the genital area, timed collections require urine to be collected over a period such as 24 hours, and catheterization is an invasive method used only when the patient is unable to provide a sample themselves).