1. A nurse is planning to collect a stool specimen for ova and parasites from a

client who has diarrhea. Which of the following actions should the nurse take

when collecting the specimen?

A.Instruct the client to defecate into the toilet bowl

-incorrect: The nurse should have the client defecate into a bedpan or a

container for stoolcollection. The toilet water can dilute and contaminate the

liquid specimen.

B.Transfer the specimen to a sterile container

-incorrect: The nurse should place the stool specimen in a clean container

using a tonguedepressor.

C.Refrigerate the collected specimen

-incorrect: The nurse should send the collected stool specimen immediately to the

laboratory after labeling the specimen properly to prevent contamination with

microorganisms and keep thespecimen from getting cold.

D.Place the stool specimen collection container in a biohazard bag

-The nurse should place the specimen collection container in a biohazard bag

with the client label on the container and the bag for easy identification. This

will also prevent contaminationwith microorganisms.

2. A nurse is caring for a client who has a tracheostomy and requires suctioning.

Which of thefollowing actions should the nurse take?

A.Hyper oxygenate the client before suctioning

-The nurse should use a manual resuscitation bag to hyper oxygenate the

client for severalminutes prior to suctioning.

B.Insert the catheter during exhalation

-incorrect: The nurse should insert the catheter during inhalation

C.Apply suction during insertion of the catheter

-incorrect: Applying suction while inserting the catheter increases the risk of

damage to thetracheal mucosa and removes oxygen from the airways.

D.Apply suction for no more than 15 secs

-incorrect: The nurse should apply suction for no more than 10 seconds

3. A nurse is providing teaching to a client regarding protein intake. Which of

the followingfoods should the nurse include as an example of an incomplete

protein?

A.Eggs

-incorrect: this is a complete protein, contains all of the essential amino acids

necessary for thesynthesis of protein in the body