ATI Ostomy Care Test Revised Questions and Answers / Sure 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? - Consume foods that are low in fiber content A nurse is providing preoperative teaching for a patient who has colon cancer. The surgeon informed the patient that his entire large intestine and rectum will be removed. The nurse should explain the type of ostomy he will have is - an ileostomy 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
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