This completes the 24-hour urine collection. 5. If you are collecting your child's urine for another 24 hours you should now label another bottle with the date and time, and collect your child's urine in this bottle until the next morning. 6. It is very important that you collect all the urine your child produces, day and night. Therefore, you Patient Instructions for 24 Hour Urine Collection Supplies 24-Hour Urine Collection Jug *NOTE: May contain acid; do not urinate directly into the urine collection jug. Use the 24-Hour Collection Instructions 1. Follow your provider's directions regarding food, drink, or drugs before and during collection. 2. Empty your bladder completely PATIENT INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE COLLECTION OF 24-HOUR URINE WARNING: The 24-hour urine bottle may contain an acid preservative solution and may cause burns. You may also experience a strong smell and vapour when opening the lid, which is normal and due to the acid solution in the container. Please, do not empty the acid preservative from the bottle. This completes the 24-hour urine collection. 5. If you are collecting your child's urine for another 24 hours you should now label another bottle with the date and time, and collect your child's urine in this bottle until the next morning. 6. It is very important that you collect all the urine your child produces, day and night. Therefore, you Patient Instructions. COLLECTION OF 24-HOUR URINE SPECIMEN . The following collection instructions are intended to help you collect the correct specimen for the test your clinician has requested. First read the instructions carefully, make sure you are prepared, and then follow each of the steps to ensure proper collection. Notes: Page 1 of 2 | 24-Hour Urine Collection Patient and Family Education Services | Box 359420 1959 N.E. Pacific St., Seattle, WA 98195 DRAFT . This handout gives important . and time, directionsto follow when doing a 24 -hour urine collection. We have asked you to collect your urine for 24 hours. Please closely How a 24 hour urine collection is done: Keep your stored urine cool. Put the container in the refrigerator or in a pan with ice. Do not let your urine come in contact with toilet paper or your bowel movement. These will make the urine unusable. On the morning you start the collection, urinate in the toilet, and flush the first urine you pass. The end of the collection will be 24 hours later. Start of collection e.g. 8am or when you wake Empty your bladder completely and flush the urine down the toilet. You will now have an empty bladder; the collection of urine will start from this point. Write the date and time on the bottle. For the rest of the day, and overnight collect all urine PATIENT INSTRUCTIONS 24-HOUR URINE COLLECTION 9999-0209 Page 1 of 2 (02/2019) Your doctor has ordered a test that needs urine collected for 24 hours. This is for diagnosis of your case. Lab test results are based on the sample. The sample must be collected for a full 24 hours. The specimen must be kept refrigerated the entire time. Abstract. This handout gives instructions for patients to use in collecting urine over a 24-hour period at home. It lists tips for careful collections, equipment needed, how to do the collection, how to finish, and where to return the collection jug. It also provides phone numbers to call with questions. 24-Hour Urine Collection In