Specimen Collection—Stool

Presented by Amy Shortall-Cardillo and Clinical Procedure Manual Review Board

Specimen Collection—Stool

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Total Course Timing: 23 Minutes

This course will cover the proper procedure as well as patient education, documentation guidelines, and care considerations for stool specimen collection.

Meet your instructors

Amy Shortall-Cardillo

Amy Shortall-Cardillo is the director of compliance and education at Concordia Community Support Services in Cabot, Pennsylvania. In this role, she is responsible for the quality, compliance, and education programs for multiple home health, hospice, and private duty agencies. Amy ensures that each agency is working…

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Clinical Procedure Manual Review Board

The MedBridge Clinical Procedure Manual Review Board ensures the development and maintenance of up-to-date and evidence-based clinical procedures. The review board is composed of leading nurse experts in the field: Danielle Pierotti, RN, PhD, CENP, and Margherita Labson, RN, BSN, MSHSA. The review board is involved in…

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Chapters & learning objectives

Introduction

1. Introduction

This chapter includes an introduction to stool specimen collection, information on all of the equipment and previsit preparation needed for this assessment, and recommended infection control policies.

Procedure: Specimen Collection—Stool

2. Procedure: Specimen Collection—Stool

This chapter will provide a step-by-step procedure guide and video demonstration of stool specimen collection.

Tips, Precautions, and Care Considerations

3. Tips, Precautions, and Care Considerations

This chapter provides tips, precautions, and considerations for performing these skills in the home.

Patient and Caregiver Education

4. Patient and Caregiver Education

This chapter provides information on what education the patient (and caregiver) needs to support self management of their care.

Documentation Guidelines

5. Documentation Guidelines

This chapter provides recommendations on what to note when documenting for patients receiving stool specimen collection.

Conclusion

6. Conclusion

This chapter includes learning assessment questions to assess the learner's knowledge of skills covered in this course. A bibliography of referenced material is also included.