What Should a Nurse Do When Obtaining a Stool Specimen

question 33

Multiple Choice

What should a nurse do when obtaining a stool specimen to be examined for ova and parasites?

• A) Use an oil retention enema to facilitate collection.
• B) Refrigerate the specimen immediately.
• C) Obtain three different stool specimens on subsequent days.
• D) Check the specimen for the presence of occult blood.

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Definitions:

Free-Rider Problem

A situation in which individuals benefit from resources or services without paying for them, leading to underprovision of those goods.

External Costs

Costs created by an activity that affect other parties without them being reflected in the market prices, similar to negative externalities.

Production

The process of creating goods and services through the combination of labor, materials, and capital.

Coase Theorem

A principle that if trade in an externality is possible and there are no transaction costs, bargaining will lead to an efficient outcome regardless of the initial allocation of rights.