Ostomy Final Study Guide Solution Graded A+

OSTOMY FINAL STUDY GUIDE SOLUTION GRADED A+ A patient with a newly created continent urinary reservoir requires self-care education prior to discharge. Which of the following would explain the purpose for maintaining a secured catheter in the reservoir? - Answer ️️ -Decompress the reservoir. The WOC nurse is instructing a patient on safe and effective use of an ostomy belt. Which response is most accurate? - Answer ️️ -The belt should fit snugly against the abdomen. When teaching ostomy care to a 12 year old child, which of the following should be stressed? - Answer ️️ -Keep extra pouching supplies. A 16 year old female had the first stage of an ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) procedure 3 weeks ago. She calls the nurse to report that there has been no ileostomy output for 12 hours. She now has abdominal pain and nausea with vomiting. She describes a pain level of 5 on a pain scale of 0-10. Her last meal on the previous evening included a pizza with sausage and mushrooms, a banana, and a soda. Which of the following should the nruse advise? - Answer ️️ -Proceed to the ER for a flat plate and ileal lavage. A patient with intractable UC is on high-dose corticosteroids. After a total proctocolectomy with ileostomy, which of the following complications should be anticipated? - Answer ️️ - Mucocutaneous separation. Proper management of peristomal skin should include. - Answer ️️ -Cleansing the skin with warm water. When teaching ostomy self-care to an elderly patient, which of the following techniques works best? - Answer ️️ -Frequent, brief teaching sessions. Which of the following is a symptom of stomal stenosis. - Answer ️️ -Narrow caliber of stool.