OSTOMY CARE PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

OSTOMY CARE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS



On-assessment-of-a-patient-with-a-colostomy,-you-note-the-stoma-is-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---ans-✔✔The-answer-is-D.-This-is-known-as-an-ascending-
colostomy.

Thinking-back-to-the-patient-in-Question-1,-what-type-of-stool-would-you-expect-the-stoma-
to-be-excreting?
A.-Liquid-stool-
B.-Lose-to-partly-formed-stool
C.-Similar-to-normal-stool
D.-Semi-solid-stool---ans-✔✔The-answer-is-A.-Stool-from-an-ascending-colostomy-will-be-
liquid.-Stool-from-a-Transverse-Colostomy:-lose-to-partly-formed-stool,-Descending/
Sigmoid:-similar-to-normal-solid-consistency.-An-ileostomy-will-always-excrete-liquid-stool.

True-or-False:-An-ileostomy-is-a-surgical-opening-created-to-bring-the-large-intestine-to-
the-surface-of-the-abdomen.
True-
False---ans-✔✔The-answer-is-FALSE.-An-ileostomy-is-a-surgical-opening-created-to-bring-
the-SMALL-(not-large)-intestine-to-the-surface-of-the-abdomen.

Describe,-in-order,-how-food-travels-from-the-stomach-to-the-rectum:
A.-It-exits-the-stomach-into:-the-cecum-to-the-jejunum-to-the-ileum,-then-into-the-
duodenum,-descending-colon,-transverse-colon,-ascending-colon,-sigmoid-colon,-and-
rectum.
B.-It-exits-the-stomach-into:-the-duodenum-to-the-ileum-to-the-jejunum,-then-into-the-
cecum,-ascending-colon,-sigmoid-colon,-descending-colon,-transverse-colon,-and-
rectum.-
C.-It-exits-the-stomach-into:-the-ileum-to-the-jejunum-to-the-duodenum,-then-into-the-
cecum,-sigmoid-colon,-transverse-colon,-descending-colon,-ascending-colon,-and-rectum.