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The nurse is caring for a client about to have the first stage of an ileoanal anastomosis. What should the nurse inform the client they will experience?
- A. Solid stool from the anus
- B. Very little discharge from the anus
- C. Control of the fecal material from the anus
- D. Continuous discharge of mucus from the anus
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: After the first stage of surgery, clients experience an almost continuous discharge of mucus from the anus and a frequent discharge of fecal material from the ileostomy. Initially, clients cannot control the frequent watery discharge.
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A client has had surgery to create an ileoanal reservoir. Which instruction would the nurse give to reduce the risk for bowel incontinence?
- A. Avoid high-protein food.
- B. Take frequent brisk walks.
- C. Perform perineal exercises.
- D. Perform warm water soaks.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: To reduce the risk for bowel incontinence, the nurse should instruct a client who has undergone ileoanal reservoir surgery to perform perineal exercises. The client need not avoid high-protein food, take walks, or perform warm water soaks because these do not minimize the risk of bowel incontinence.
A client who had a total colectomy with an ileostomy has rectal packing in place to absorb drainage and promote healing. When the client asks how soon the packing will be removed, what is the nurse's best response?
- A. Within 24 hours
- B. 2 days
- C. Within 1 week
- D. In 2 weeks
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The rectum is packed with gauze during surgery to absorb drainage and promote gradual healing. The rectal pack usually is removed in 5 to 7 days.
Which intervention would be most appropriate for a client who has undergone colostomy surgery?
- A. Monitoring vital signs once a day.
- B. Taking temperature by rectal route
- C. Monitoring the volume of gastric secretions.
- D. Minimizing the client's fluid intake
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The nurse should monitor the volume of suctioned gastric secretions in a client who has undergone colostomy surgery. The nurse should monitor vital signs once every 4 hours and take temperature by any route other than rectal. The nurse should also ensure that the client's fluid intake is adequate and not minimized.
The nurse is assessing the stool consistency of a client with an ascending colostomy. Which of the following would the nurse expect to find?
- A. Liquid
- B. Liquid to pasty
- C. Soft
- D. Formed
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The consistency of fecal material ranges from semiliquid to formed depending on the area from which the colostomy is formed. With an ascending colostomy, stool would be liquid to pasty. An ileostomy would produce liquid stool, a transverse colostomy would produce soft stool; a sigmoid colostomy would produce formed stool.
The nurse is providing ostomy care to the client with an ileostomy. What can the nurse use to promote adhesion of the ostomy appliance?
- A. Adhesive glue
- B. Tincture of Benzoin
- C. Vaseline
- D. Karaya paste
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Karaya paste, which becomes gelatinous when in contact with moisture, is commonly used in place of an adhesive. Karaya paste promotes adhesion of the ostomy appliance.