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NCLEX RN Practice Question

A nurse is caring for a client suspected of having a C. difficile infection. To ensure proper diagnostic testing, which of the following actions is MOST appropriate when preparing to collect the stool sample?

  • Refrigerate the stool sample to preserve it during transport to the laboratory.

  • Collect the stool sample in a sterile, leak-proof container and transport it to the lab promptly.

  • Obtain the stool sample from the toilet bowl after the client defecates.

  • Add tap water to the stool sample to facilitate transport and analysis.

NCLEX RN
Physiological Integrity
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