OSTOMY CARE PREPARATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● A nurse is providing preoperative teaching for a patient who has colon
cancer. The surgeon informed the patient his entire large intestine and
rectum will be removed. The nurse should explain the type of ostomy he
will have is Answer: A: A ileostomy
R: After removing the entire large intestine and the rectum, the surgeon
will create an ileostomy to divert feces from the small intestine to the
abdominal surface and into an ostomy pouch.
● A nurse is providing preoperative teaching for an older patient who
has diverticulitis and is scheduled for a creating for a double barrel
colostomy in the sigmoid colon. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include in the teaching? Answer: A: Tape a dry gauze
pad over the distal stoma to collect drainage.
R: The distal stoma (also called a mucous fistula) secretes mucus; it does
not drain feces. A dry gauze dressing is usually sufficient.
● A nurse is teaching a patient with a new ileostomy about incorporating
preventive strategies at home. To prevent excoriation and breakdown of
the peristomal skin, the nurse should instruct the patient to Answer: A:
Empty the pouch when it is no more than half full.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● A nurse is providing preoperative teaching for a patient who has colon
cancer. The surgeon informed the patient his entire large intestine and
rectum will be removed. The nurse should explain the type of ostomy he
will have is Answer: A: A ileostomy
R: After removing the entire large intestine and the rectum, the surgeon
will create an ileostomy to divert feces from the small intestine to the
abdominal surface and into an ostomy pouch.
● A nurse is providing preoperative teaching for an older patient who
has diverticulitis and is scheduled for a creating for a double barrel
colostomy in the sigmoid colon. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include in the teaching? Answer: A: Tape a dry gauze
pad over the distal stoma to collect drainage.
R: The distal stoma (also called a mucous fistula) secretes mucus; it does
not drain feces. A dry gauze dressing is usually sufficient.
● A nurse is teaching a patient with a new ileostomy about incorporating
preventive strategies at home. To prevent excoriation and breakdown of
the peristomal skin, the nurse should instruct the patient to Answer: A:
Empty the pouch when it is no more than half full.
