Ostomy Care Questions and Answers
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The nurse recognizes water effluent coming from the ostomy is indicative of what location:
✔✔Ilial portion of the small intestine
The nurse notices that the effluent ranges from a thick liquid to a semi-formed stool, indicative
of which location: ✔✔transverse or ascending colon
The nurse is caring for a patient who had a colostomy placed 5 days earlier. The nurse notes that
the stoma is red and moist. Which action should the nurse take? ✔✔Note the condition of the
stoma in her notes.
In caring for a patient who had a fecal surgical diversion, which nursing intervention is essential?
✔✔Place a pouch over the newly created stoma.
When planning care for a patient who has a colostomy, which intervention is important for the
nurse to perform when pouching the colostomy? ✔✔Leave an intact skin barrier in place for 3-7
days.
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The nurse recognizes water effluent coming from the ostomy is indicative of what location:
✔✔Ilial portion of the small intestine
The nurse notices that the effluent ranges from a thick liquid to a semi-formed stool, indicative
of which location: ✔✔transverse or ascending colon
The nurse is caring for a patient who had a colostomy placed 5 days earlier. The nurse notes that
the stoma is red and moist. Which action should the nurse take? ✔✔Note the condition of the
stoma in her notes.
In caring for a patient who had a fecal surgical diversion, which nursing intervention is essential?
✔✔Place a pouch over the newly created stoma.
When planning care for a patient who has a colostomy, which intervention is important for the
nurse to perform when pouching the colostomy? ✔✔Leave an intact skin barrier in place for 3-7
days.
