When teaching a patient about home testing for occult blood, the nurse instructs the patient that:
a. positive results are indicative of bleeding.
b. poultry and fish should be eaten before testing.
c. testing should be done carefully during the menstrual cycle.
d. two samples should be obtained from the same part of the stool specimen.
C
Specimens will be positive if contaminated by menstrual blood or hemorrhoidal blood or povidone-iodine. A single positive test result does not confirm bleeding or indicate colorectal cancer. Diets rich in meats; green, leafy vegetables; poultry; and fish may produce false-positive results. Obtain a second fecal specimen from a different portion of the stool.
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