ATI SKILLS OSTOMY CARE
PRE AND POST/ COMP/TEST
2/8 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (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.
- 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 - =- ileostomy
- 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.
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