Reading:

Collecting a Stool Specimen Procedure

A. Remove contents from the package. Put ____ the plastic gloves.
1. 1. on
2. in
3. at
4. next to
B. To prevent the stool sample from falling into the toilet, place a wide mouth
container in the toilet
bowl.
C. Pass the stool sample either into the container or onto newspaper.
D. _______ the spoon built into the cap of the collection, collect small scoops of
stool from each
2. 1. Using
2. Use
3. Uses
4. Used
End and the middle. Half fill the tube. Replace cap and make sure it is tightly
closed.
E. ________hands with soap and warm water.
3. 1. Washing
2. Wash
3. Washes
4. Washed
F. Place the collection tube with the stool sample into the hard protective
casing. Place this in the plastic bag __________.
4. 1. provide
2. provides
3. provided
4. provider

G. Place the plastic bag in a cool place until you are able to get to the
laboratory. The sample must
be __________ within 24 hours of collection.
5. 1. return

2. returns
3. returned
4. have return