The nurse in the urgent care clinic notices abnormalities in…

The nurse in the urgent care clinic notices abnormalities in a urine dipstick for a sexually active female with recurring dysuria and urinary frequency. A dipstick, a urine test strip, is a basic diagnostic tool to determine pathological changes in a patient’s urine in standard urinalysis. The health care provider (HCP) then asks the nurse to send the urine for culture and sensitivity (C & S). For which purpose does the HCP prescribe an additional urine C & S? 

The nurse in the urgent care clinic notices abnormalities in…

The nurse in the urgent care clinic notices abnormalities in a urine dipstick for a sexually active female with recurring dysuria and urinary frequency. A dipstick, a urine test strip, is a basic diagnostic tool to determine pathological changes in a patient’s urine in standard urinalysis. The health care provider (HCP) then asks the nurse to send the urine for culture and sensitivity (C & S). For which purpose does the HCP prescribe an additional urine C & S?