Ostomy Care Questions And Answers Rated A
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? A: Consume foods that are low in fiber content. Rationale: Foods low in fiber help thicken the stool; examples include rice, noodles, white bread, cream cheese, lean meats, fish, and poultry. A nurse is providing preoperative teaching for a patient who has colon cancer. The surgeon informed the patient his entire large intestine and rectum will be removed. The nurse should explain the type of ostomy he will have is A: A ileostomy R: After removing the entire large intestine and the rectum, the surgeon will create an ileostomy to divert feces from the small intestine to the abdominal surface and into an ostomy pouch. A nurse is providing preoperative teaching for an older patient who has diverticulitis and is scheduled for a creating for a double barrel colostomy in the sigmoid colon. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? A: Tape a dry gauze pad over the distal stoma to collect drainage.
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