A sexually active 25-year-old female patient presents to the…
A sexually active 25-year-old female patient presents to the emergency department with complaints of urinary frequency, dysuria, and cloudy, foul-smelling urine for the last two days. She mentions that she has had three prior UTIs in the past nine months, which were treated with antibiotics. Based on the patient’s history, what is the nurse’s most appropriate next step in her evaluation?