A nurse must collect a stool specimen from a client. Among the supplies and equipment the nurse keeps ready for the procedure are wooden tongue blades. What is the purpose of these blades?
A) To collect stool specimen that is free of urine
B) To transfer a portion of the feces to the container
C) To prevent contamination of the stool specimen
D) To scoop out a stool sample from the client's rectum
B
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The wooden tongue blades are used to transfer a portion of the feces to the container for sending to the laboratory. They are not used to collect a specimen free of urine. A specimen hat may be used for this purpose. To prevent contamination of the collected specimen, the nurse needs to cover it immediately after collection. Tongue blades do not help in this. A tongue blade is not used to scoop out stool samples from the client's rectum.
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