BSN 206 - Bowel Elimination/Ostomy Care Final Quiz (Remotely Proctored)
questions and answers A+ Grade 2026\2027
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?
A. "Too large an opening will permit fecal drainage to come in contact with peristomal skin, causing
irritation."
B. "The stoma typically increases in size with the passage of time."
questions and answers A+ Grade 2026\2027
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?
A. "Too large an opening will permit fecal drainage to come in contact with peristomal skin, causing
irritation."
B. "The stoma typically increases in size with the passage of time."
