ATI Ostomy Care Questions and
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A nurse is providing preoperative teaching for an older adult patient who has diverticulitis and is
scheduled for a creation of a double-barrel colostomy in the sigmoid colon. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? ✔✔Tape a dry gauze pad over
the distal stoma to collect drainage
While a nurse is teaching a patient how to replace her ostomy pouching system, the patient
reports that removing the skin barrier is sometimes painful. Which of the following should the
nurse suggest? ✔✔Push the skin away from the barrier while removing it
A nurse is replacing the ostomy appliance for a patient whose newly created colostomy is
functioning. After removing the pouch, which of the following should the nurse do first?
✔✔Cleanse the stoma and the peristomal skin
A nurse is obtaining health history from a young adult patient who has a colostomy. The patient
reports frequent episodes of loose stools over the last month, but has no signs of infection or
bowel obstruction. He reports that his concerns about leakage have limited his social activities.
Which of the following should the nurse recommend? ✔✔Consume foods that are low in fiber
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A nurse is providing preoperative teaching for an older adult patient who has diverticulitis and is
scheduled for a creation of a double-barrel colostomy in the sigmoid colon. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? ✔✔Tape a dry gauze pad over
the distal stoma to collect drainage
While a nurse is teaching a patient how to replace her ostomy pouching system, the patient
reports that removing the skin barrier is sometimes painful. Which of the following should the
nurse suggest? ✔✔Push the skin away from the barrier while removing it
A nurse is replacing the ostomy appliance for a patient whose newly created colostomy is
functioning. After removing the pouch, which of the following should the nurse do first?
✔✔Cleanse the stoma and the peristomal skin
A nurse is obtaining health history from a young adult patient who has a colostomy. The patient
reports frequent episodes of loose stools over the last month, but has no signs of infection or
bowel obstruction. He reports that his concerns about leakage have limited his social activities.
Which of the following should the nurse recommend? ✔✔Consume foods that are low in fiber
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