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EXAM 2026 WITH 100+ QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS | MCQs |
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OSTOMY CARE ACTUAL EXAM 2026
Which of the following surgical procedures involves a wide resection of the
sigmoid colon, rectum and anus?
Select one:
a. Abdominoperineal Resection (APR)
b. Total Proctocolectomy (TPC)
c. Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis (IPAA)
d. Low Anterior Resection (LAR) - ANSWER-a. Abdominoperineal Resection
(APR)
Preoperative care of the neonate undergoing ostomy surgery is best described by
saying that:
Select one:
,a. Teaching parents about the ostomy and what is to occur helps with family
adaptation.
b. 75% of stomas are performed when the neonate is under 1 year of life. Preop
care is minimal for the WOC nurse in pediatrics.
c. The WOC Nurse will be marking stomas in surgery as pediatric surgeons
determine the stoma is necessary.
d. Abdominal assessment in pediatrics will be more difficult than in the adult as the
abdomen is smaller. - ANSWER-b. 75% of stomas are performed when the
neonate is under 1 year of life. Preop care is minimal for the WOC nurse in
pediatrics.
You are providing a preoperative visit for a patient about to undergo a temporary
loop stoma and low anterior resection (LAR). Why is a temporary loop stoma
usually utilized in these procedures?
Select one:
a. To decrease the incidence of bleeding.
b. Decrease the potential of diarrhea within the gut following this procedure.
c. To divert stool away from the distal anastomosis while it heals.
d. Enhance perfusion to the proximal colon. - ANSWER-c. To divert stool away
from the distal anastomosis while it heals.
The surgical treatment of choice for the patient with a carcinoma in the upper and
middle third of the rectum is:
Select one:
a. Abdominoperineal resection (APR)
b. Low anterior resection (LAR)
c. Total proctocolectomy with ileostomy (TPC)
,d. Ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) - ANSWER-b. Low anterior resection
(LAR)
Your patient with diverticulosis is concerned about infection and the need for
surgery. However, through patient teaching you can to correct misinformation and
tell him that diverticulosis is very common and not an indication for surgery.
Diverticulosis differs from diverticulitis in that diverticulitis may require surgery
because it involves:
Select one:
a. Formation of herniations in the intestinal wall.
b. High intraluminal pressures in the intestinal wall.
c. Inflammation or infection of sac-like pouches.
d. Low intraluminal pressures of the bowel wall. - ANSWER-c. Inflammation or
infection of sac-like pouches.
Which of the following signs or symptoms are associated with diverticulitis?
Select one:
a. Fever, malaise, RUQ pain.
b. Nausea/vomiting, RLQ pain.
c. LLQ pain, fever, nausea/vomiting.
d. Dysuria, bowel obstruction. - ANSWER-c. LLQ pain, fever, nausea/vomiting.
A complication of diverticular disease that almost always requires surgical
intervention.
Select one:
, a. Intestinal inflammation.
b. Micro-perforation.
c. Diverticulum formation.
d. Bowel perforation. - ANSWER-d. Bowel perforation.
The patient who is NPO for several days is at risk for atrophy of which of the
following structures in the mucosal surface of the small bowel?
Select one:
a. Ligament of Treitz.
b. Villi.
c. Ampulla of Vater.
d. Sphincter of Oddi. - ANSWER-b. Villi.
A bowel prep preoperatively for ostomy surgery is routinely utilized to decrease
bacteria in the bowel. The section of the bowel with the greatest level of bacteria
is:
Select one:
a. Distal portion of the colon.
b. Proximal portion of the colon.
c. Distal portion of the small bowel.
d. Proximal portion of the small bowel. - ANSWER-a. Distal portion of the colon.
An Ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) which is also referred to as the ileoanal
reservoir is indicated for which of the following disease processes?
EXAM 2026 WITH 100+ QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS | MCQs |
GUARANTEED PASS | WEB WOC
OSTOMY CARE ACTUAL EXAM 2026
Which of the following surgical procedures involves a wide resection of the
sigmoid colon, rectum and anus?
Select one:
a. Abdominoperineal Resection (APR)
b. Total Proctocolectomy (TPC)
c. Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis (IPAA)
d. Low Anterior Resection (LAR) - ANSWER-a. Abdominoperineal Resection
(APR)
Preoperative care of the neonate undergoing ostomy surgery is best described by
saying that:
Select one:
,a. Teaching parents about the ostomy and what is to occur helps with family
adaptation.
b. 75% of stomas are performed when the neonate is under 1 year of life. Preop
care is minimal for the WOC nurse in pediatrics.
c. The WOC Nurse will be marking stomas in surgery as pediatric surgeons
determine the stoma is necessary.
d. Abdominal assessment in pediatrics will be more difficult than in the adult as the
abdomen is smaller. - ANSWER-b. 75% of stomas are performed when the
neonate is under 1 year of life. Preop care is minimal for the WOC nurse in
pediatrics.
You are providing a preoperative visit for a patient about to undergo a temporary
loop stoma and low anterior resection (LAR). Why is a temporary loop stoma
usually utilized in these procedures?
Select one:
a. To decrease the incidence of bleeding.
b. Decrease the potential of diarrhea within the gut following this procedure.
c. To divert stool away from the distal anastomosis while it heals.
d. Enhance perfusion to the proximal colon. - ANSWER-c. To divert stool away
from the distal anastomosis while it heals.
The surgical treatment of choice for the patient with a carcinoma in the upper and
middle third of the rectum is:
Select one:
a. Abdominoperineal resection (APR)
b. Low anterior resection (LAR)
c. Total proctocolectomy with ileostomy (TPC)
,d. Ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) - ANSWER-b. Low anterior resection
(LAR)
Your patient with diverticulosis is concerned about infection and the need for
surgery. However, through patient teaching you can to correct misinformation and
tell him that diverticulosis is very common and not an indication for surgery.
Diverticulosis differs from diverticulitis in that diverticulitis may require surgery
because it involves:
Select one:
a. Formation of herniations in the intestinal wall.
b. High intraluminal pressures in the intestinal wall.
c. Inflammation or infection of sac-like pouches.
d. Low intraluminal pressures of the bowel wall. - ANSWER-c. Inflammation or
infection of sac-like pouches.
Which of the following signs or symptoms are associated with diverticulitis?
Select one:
a. Fever, malaise, RUQ pain.
b. Nausea/vomiting, RLQ pain.
c. LLQ pain, fever, nausea/vomiting.
d. Dysuria, bowel obstruction. - ANSWER-c. LLQ pain, fever, nausea/vomiting.
A complication of diverticular disease that almost always requires surgical
intervention.
Select one:
, a. Intestinal inflammation.
b. Micro-perforation.
c. Diverticulum formation.
d. Bowel perforation. - ANSWER-d. Bowel perforation.
The patient who is NPO for several days is at risk for atrophy of which of the
following structures in the mucosal surface of the small bowel?
Select one:
a. Ligament of Treitz.
b. Villi.
c. Ampulla of Vater.
d. Sphincter of Oddi. - ANSWER-b. Villi.
A bowel prep preoperatively for ostomy surgery is routinely utilized to decrease
bacteria in the bowel. The section of the bowel with the greatest level of bacteria
is:
Select one:
a. Distal portion of the colon.
b. Proximal portion of the colon.
c. Distal portion of the small bowel.
d. Proximal portion of the small bowel. - ANSWER-a. Distal portion of the colon.
An Ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) which is also referred to as the ileoanal
reservoir is indicated for which of the following disease processes?
