Fecal Occult Blood Testing UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Fecal Occult Blood Testing
Fecal Occult Blood Testing UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the initial step in preparing a fecal occult blood test?
a. determine the patients ability to obtain a sample
b. gather both a hemoccult slide and developing solution
c. provide the patient with a specimen hat or be...
Fecal Occult Blood Testing UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the initial step in preparing a fecal occult blood test?
a. determine the patients ability to obtain a sample
b. gather both a hemoccult slide and developing solution
c. provide the patient with a specimen hat or bedpan
d. preform hand hygiene and apply treatment gloves - Correct Answer- A.
completing this action will determine the extent of the nurses involvement in collecting the
required sample.
The nurse has delegated to nursing assistive personnel (NAP) the task of performing fecal
occult blood tests on the stool of a patient with a history of positive results. Which instruction
is most relevant to performing this test in this particular patient?
A. "notify me only if the test is positive"
B. "save the stool sample so that I can retest it if it is positive"
C. "remind the patient that we test one section of the bowel movement"
D. "use gastroccult developer with hemoccult developer" - Correct Answer- B
a sample that tests positive must be retested
Which instruction to nursing assistive personnel (NAP) is most relevant to the proper
performance of a fecal occult blood test using a Hemoccult slide?
A "Be sure to wear sterile gloves."
B "Reinforce with the patient the need to use the hat"
C "is the patient capable of assisting with the collection?"
D "remember to take samples from two different areas of the specimine - Correct Answer- D
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