A client is to have a stool test for occult blood. The nurse is ...

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A client is to have a stool test for occult blood. The nurse is instructing the nursing assistant in the correct procedure for the test. The nursing assistant is correctly informed when the nurse ex-plains which one of the following?
 
  a. Sterile technique is used for collection.
  b. Stool should be collected over a three-day period.
  c. The specimen should be kept warm.
  d. A 2.5-cm sample of formed stool is needed.

Question 2

Which of the following statements made by the nurse regarding spiritual support displays an inappropriate intervention or attitude?
 
  a. I offer to pray with my patients as I prepare them for transport to surgery.
  b. When patients ask where the chapel is, I tell them where it is.
  c. When caring for a patient for the first time, I always check to see their religious affiliation.
  d. I'm not very comfortable interviewing a patient concerning their religious beliefs or practices.

[Brummell1998]

Answer to Question 1

D
Tests performed by the laboratory for occult blood in the stool and stool cultures require only a small sample. The nurse collects about 2.5 cm of formed stool or 15 to 30 mL of liquid stool.
Clean technique is used for collection.
Tests for measuring the output of fecal fat, not tests for occult blood, require a three- to five-day collection of stool.
The specimen does not have to be kept warm for an occult blood test. Tests that measure for ova and parasites require the stool to be warm.

Answer to Question 2

A

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A It is essential to promote an environment that respects a patient's dignity. The nurse must be sensitive to the individual patient's needs, values, and choices. In nursing, it is not appropriate to impose one's religious orientation onto patients.
B Providing information to support spiritual or religious practice for patients is not inappropriate.
C Knowing a patient's religious affiliation is appropriate information required for patient care.
D The nurse expressing discomfort with regard to communicating with the patient has an appropriate concern.