To answer a patient's question about home pregnancy tests and their accuracy, the nurse must know that accuracy is affected by: Note: Credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. Unclear directions.
2. Language above the 4th-grade level.
3. Blood in the specimen giving a false reading.
4. Completing the test too late.
5. Tagged antibodies becoming outdated.
1,4
Rationale 1: Home pregnancy tests can be inaccurate because the directions are unclear.
Rationale 2: Home pregnancy tests can be inaccurate because the directions are written above the 6th-grade level.
Rationale 3: Blood in the specimen does not affect the accuracy of a home pregnancy test.
Rationale 4: Completing the test too late or too early can cause inaccurate results.
Rationale 5: Antibodies are used for fluoroimmunoassay tests, not for home pregnancy tests.
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