Ostomy Care Practice Questions with Verified
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Guide | A Grade
Terms in this set (14)
On assessment of a patient with a The answer is D. This is known as an ascending
colostomy, you note the stoma is colostomy.
located on the right area of the
abdomen. Due to its location, this is
known as what type of colostomy?
A. Descending Colostomy
B. Transverse
C. Ileostomy
D. Ascending Colostomy
Thinking back to the patient in The answer is A. Stool from an ascending
Question 1, what type of stool colostomy will be liquid. Stool from a Transverse
would you expect the stoma to be Colostomy: lose to partly formed stool,
excreting? Descending/Sigmoid: similar to normal solid
A. Liquid stool consistency. An ileostomy will always excrete
B. Lose to partly formed stool liquid stool.
C. Similar to normal stool
D. Semi-solid stool
, True or False: An ileostomy is a The answer is FALSE. An ileostomy is a surgical
surgical opening created to bring opening created to bring the SMALL (not large)
the large intestine to the surface of intestine to the surface of the abdomen.
the abdomen.
True
False
Answers 2026/2027 | Complete Nursing Study
Guide | A Grade
Terms in this set (14)
On assessment of a patient with a The answer is D. This is known as an ascending
colostomy, you note the stoma is colostomy.
located on the right area of the
abdomen. Due to its location, this is
known as what type of colostomy?
A. Descending Colostomy
B. Transverse
C. Ileostomy
D. Ascending Colostomy
Thinking back to the patient in The answer is A. Stool from an ascending
Question 1, what type of stool colostomy will be liquid. Stool from a Transverse
would you expect the stoma to be Colostomy: lose to partly formed stool,
excreting? Descending/Sigmoid: similar to normal solid
A. Liquid stool consistency. An ileostomy will always excrete
B. Lose to partly formed stool liquid stool.
C. Similar to normal stool
D. Semi-solid stool
, True or False: An ileostomy is a The answer is FALSE. An ileostomy is a surgical
surgical opening created to bring opening created to bring the SMALL (not large)
the large intestine to the surface of intestine to the surface of the abdomen.
the abdomen.
True
False