The nurse has to collect a stool specimen from a client. The nurse asks a student nurse about the most common stool test that is performed. What is the best response by the student nurse about the most common test done on stool?
A) Assess for functioning of the GI system
B) Identify proper functioning of accessory GI organs
C) Assess for presence of occult blood in the stool
D) Identify presence of intestinal parasites or their eggs
B
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The stool specimen provides information about the functioning of the GI system and its accessory organs. The most common test is for the presence of occult (hidden) blood in stool, which indicates bleeding somewhere in the GI tract. Another common test is for ova and parasites (O&P), which indicates the presence of intestinal parasites or their eggs (ova).
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