Chapter 48: Caring for Clients with Ostomies fully solved 2023

Chapter 48: Caring for Clients with Ostomies fully solved 2023A nurse is assisting a client when he is draining a continent ileostomy. The catheter suddenly becomes plugged with stool. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to rectify the problem? Rotate the catheter tip inside the stoma. The type of stool that will be expelled into the ostomy bag by a client who has undergone an surgery for an ileostomy will be: Liquid A nurse is caring for a patient with a colostomy. What type of stools would she expect to find in the colostomy bag? Formed A patient with a diagnosis of colon cancer has required the creation of an ostomy following bowel surgery. What factor is most likely to influence the patient's adjustment to this change? The coping mechanisms that the patient possesses A nurse refers a patient with a new colostomy to a support group. This nurse is practicing which of the following aims of nursing? facilitating coping A client who underwent a colostomy is discussing lifestyle changes with the nurse. Which of the following statements from the client indicates a need for more teaching? "I will never be able to travel outside the country again." For 3 weeks, a client's stoma was draining adequate amounts of stool. Several days ago, the nurse began to notice that the client's intestine has begun to telescope through the stoma. The nurse suspects which of the following? Stomal prolapse