BSN 206 - Bowel Elimination/Ostomy
Care Questions and Answers
Which of the following is considered a sterile procedure and therefore requires sterile gloves?
A. Preparing a soap suds enema for administration.
B. Pouching an ostomy.
C. Administering a cleansing enema.
D. None of the above. - correct answer: D. None of the above.
The nurse has documented that a client has had two episodes of steatorrhea, which means that
the character of the stool is:
A. very liquid and streaked with blood.
B. frothy and foul smelling.
C. hard and clay colored.
D. soft and filled with mucus. - correct answer: B. frothy and foul smelling.
The nurse reminds the client that digestion of food is a complex process with much of the food
breaking down in intestines. The small intestine functions to:
, A. absorb food substances from the bloodstream.
B. propel waste material toward the anus.
C. reabsorb sodium and chlorides.
D. return water from the waste material to the bloodstream. - correct answer: A. absorb food
substances from the bloodstream.
The nurse understands the important role in helping the client with an ostomy accept their
change in self-image. Which of the following indicates the client is having difficulty with this
change in body image?
A. The client is willing to look at the stoma.
B. The client is asking many questions.
C. The client continues to rely on the nurse to change the ostomy pouch.
D. The client holds a gauze pad over the stoma while cleaning the peristomal skin. - correct
answer: C. The client continues to rely on the nurse to change the ostomy pouch.
The nurse is pouching a new ostomy. The client asks why the nurse always measures the size of
the stoma, stating, "Don't you remember how large to cut the opening?" Which of the following
would be an inaccurate response by the nurse and would require correction?
Care Questions and Answers
Which of the following is considered a sterile procedure and therefore requires sterile gloves?
A. Preparing a soap suds enema for administration.
B. Pouching an ostomy.
C. Administering a cleansing enema.
D. None of the above. - correct answer: D. None of the above.
The nurse has documented that a client has had two episodes of steatorrhea, which means that
the character of the stool is:
A. very liquid and streaked with blood.
B. frothy and foul smelling.
C. hard and clay colored.
D. soft and filled with mucus. - correct answer: B. frothy and foul smelling.
The nurse reminds the client that digestion of food is a complex process with much of the food
breaking down in intestines. The small intestine functions to:
, A. absorb food substances from the bloodstream.
B. propel waste material toward the anus.
C. reabsorb sodium and chlorides.
D. return water from the waste material to the bloodstream. - correct answer: A. absorb food
substances from the bloodstream.
The nurse understands the important role in helping the client with an ostomy accept their
change in self-image. Which of the following indicates the client is having difficulty with this
change in body image?
A. The client is willing to look at the stoma.
B. The client is asking many questions.
C. The client continues to rely on the nurse to change the ostomy pouch.
D. The client holds a gauze pad over the stoma while cleaning the peristomal skin. - correct
answer: C. The client continues to rely on the nurse to change the ostomy pouch.
The nurse is pouching a new ostomy. The client asks why the nurse always measures the size of
the stoma, stating, "Don't you remember how large to cut the opening?" Which of the following
would be an inaccurate response by the nurse and would require correction?
