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concept of nursing 1
specimen collection Lesson 4
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The nurse is performing a Hemoccult test on stool of a patient with a low hemoglobin and hematocrit. Which one of the following steps would be inaccurate and would require correction? | Close slide cover, turn slide over, open cardboard flap and apply and drop of Hemoccult developing solution to each box, |
The nurse is instructing the NAP how to perform a Hemoccult test. Which statement, if made by the NAP, indicates further teaching is necessary and would require correction? | When preparing the Hemoccule slide, I should moisten the windows of the testing slide before applying the fecal sample. |
The nurse is going to perform a Hematest on a fecal sample. Which of the following would be an incorrect action if made by the nurse? | The Hematest tablets are placed on the guaiac paper and the stool sample is placed on top of the Hematest tablet. |
The nurse wants to assess the patient for factors which may place the patient at risk for gastrointestinal bleeding. Which of the following would increase the patient's potential for having a positive Hemoccult test? | -Anticoagulants (heparin, warfarin sodium) -Long-term use of steroids -Long term use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) -Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) |
The patient had a positive Hemoccult test. Which of the following could affect the test result? | -Povidone-iodine -Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) -Diet high in poultry and fish |
The NAP reports that the Hemoccult test was positive. This means that: | the test results turned blue |
The patient is reading some literature on screening for colon cancer. The patient asks, "What is melena?" The nurse is correct to respond: | "Black tarry feces caused by the digestion of blood in the gastrointestinal tract." |