Performing Gastric Occult Blood Testing Answered
Correctly!!!
1. Why might the This skill may be delegated if performed on vomited stomach
nurse delegate to contents.
nursing as- sistive
personnel (NAP) CORRECT. The skill of performing a Gastroccult test may be
delegated to
the skill of performing a NAP only if the specimen is taken from stomach contents the
patient has
gastric occult blood test vomited. For example, NAP may obtain a specimen from the
contents of
for a patient who the patient's emesis basin
has vomited?
2. Which nursing
Ensuring appropriate hand hygiene before and after testing
action addresses
the risk for
infection related to gas- CORRECT. Ensuring appropriate hand hygiene is the most
ettective way of
tric occult blood minimizing the risk for infection.
test- ing?
3. Which statement "The next time the patient vomits, please test it for occult blood."
best illustrates the
nurse's CORRECT. This statement reflects the nurse's understanding that
understanding of
the NAP may
role of nursing assistive perform the test only on emesis
personnel (NAP) in
car- rying out a
gastric oc- cult blood
test for a pa- tient
with a low hemo-
globin and
1/
3
Correctly!!!
1. Why might the This skill may be delegated if performed on vomited stomach
nurse delegate to contents.
nursing as- sistive
personnel (NAP) CORRECT. The skill of performing a Gastroccult test may be
delegated to
the skill of performing a NAP only if the specimen is taken from stomach contents the
patient has
gastric occult blood test vomited. For example, NAP may obtain a specimen from the
contents of
for a patient who the patient's emesis basin
has vomited?
2. Which nursing
Ensuring appropriate hand hygiene before and after testing
action addresses
the risk for
infection related to gas- CORRECT. Ensuring appropriate hand hygiene is the most
ettective way of
tric occult blood minimizing the risk for infection.
test- ing?
3. Which statement "The next time the patient vomits, please test it for occult blood."
best illustrates the
nurse's CORRECT. This statement reflects the nurse's understanding that
understanding of
the NAP may
role of nursing assistive perform the test only on emesis
personnel (NAP) in
car- rying out a
gastric oc- cult blood
test for a pa- tient
with a low hemo-
globin and
1/
3
