ATI Ostomy Care Questions and
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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 sig
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ATI Ostomy Care Questions and
Answers Already Passed
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
While a nurse is teaching a patient how to replace her ostomy pouching system, the patient
reports that removing the skin barrier is sometimes painful. Which of the following should the
nurse suggest? ✔✔Push the skin away from the barrier while removing it
A nurse is replacing the ostomy appliance for a patient whose newly created colostomy is
functioning. After removing the pouch, which of the following should the nurse do first?
✔✔Cleanse the stoma and the peristomal skin
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 teaching a patient with a new ileostomy about incorporating preventive strategies at
home. To prevent excoriation and breakdown of the peristomal skin, the nurse should instruct the
patient to ✔✔empty the pouch when it is no more than half full
A nurse is teaching a patient how to apply an extended-wear skin barrier. Which of the following
strategies should the nurse instruct the patient to use for maximal adherence? ✔✔press gently
around the barrier for 1 to 2 minutes
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 patient who has bladder cancer tells the nurse that, of the various urinary diversion options the
surgeon presented, she prefers one that will allow her to have some control over urinary
elimination. The nurse should explain the option that will allow that is ✔✔a Kock's pouch
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