A female patient with a suspected urinary tract infection is to provide a clean-catch urine specimen for culture and sensitivity testing. What should the nurse do to obtain the specimen?

Have the patient empty the bladder completely, then obtain the next urine specimen that the patient is able to void.

Clean the area around the patient's meatus with a povidone iodine (Betadine) swab and then have the patient void into a sterile specimen cup.

Tell the patient to clean the urethral area, void a small amount into the toilet, then void directly into a sterile container

Insert a short sterile "min" catheter attached to a collecting container into the urethra and bladder to obtain the specimen.