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 stool

collection. 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 tongue

depressor.

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 the

specimen from getting cold.

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

RATIONALE-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 the

following actions should the nurse take?

A. Hyper oxygenate the client before suctioning

RATIONALE--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 the

tracheal 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 following

foods 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 the

synthesis of protein in the body