ATI PN nursing care of children 2020 with NGN II
ATI PN nursing care of children 2020 with NGN II ( 63 Questions)
A nurse is caring for a toddler whose guardian reports multiple episodes of diarrhea. The provider suspects Clostridium difficile. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Collecting a stool specimen for occult blood is not the most relevant test for suspected
Clostridium difficile infection. Stool culture or testing for C. difficile toxins is more appropriate.
Conducting a tape test is used to diagnose pinworms, not Clostridium difficile infection.
This statement is correct. Obtaining a stool specimen for culture, specifically for C. difficile, is the appropriate action for suspected infection.
Drawing a blood culture is not the primary diagnostic test for Clostridium difficile. Stool culture or testing for C. difficile toxins is more appropriate.
Choice A reason:
Collecting a stool specimen for occult blood is not the most relevant test for suspected
Clostridium difficile infection. Stool culture or testing for C. difficile toxins is more appropriate.
Choice B reason:
Conducting a tape test is used to diagnose pinworms, not Clostridium difficile infection.
Choice C reason:
This statement is correct. Obtaining a stool specimen for culture, specifically for C. difficile, is the appropriate action for suspected infection.
Choice D reason:
Drawing a blood culture is not the primary diagnostic test for Clostridium difficile. Stool culture or testing for C. difficile toxins is more appropriate.