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The nurse is teaching the client post ileostomy surgery about attachment of the faceplate around the stoma. What measure will ensure secure attachment of the pouch to the peristomal skin?
- A. Apply a large quantity of adhesive around the stoma prior to attaching the faceplate.
- B. Press the adhesive faceplate around the stoma for about 30 seconds.
- C. Press the adhesive faceplate from the outward edge of the stoma inward.
- D. Wipe the faceplate with alcohol to remove debris.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Press the adhesive faceplate around the stoma for about 30 seconds. This measure ensures secure attachment of the pouch to the peristomal skin. A large amount of adhesive is not necessary to adhere the faceplate around the stoma. The adhesive faceplate should be pressed from the stomal edge outward. The faceplate should not be wiped with alcohol first.
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The nurse is caring for a client who has undergone colostomy. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching plan?
- A. Restrict traveling by air.
- B. Limit outdoor activities.
- C. Avoid light clothing.
- D. Chew food well.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The nurse should instruct a client who has undergone colostomy to chew food properly. This helps decrease gas that results chiefly from swallowing air rather than from digestion. The client need not limit or avoid travel or outdoor activities. If traveling by air, the nurse should instruct the client to take ostomy supplies in carry-on luggage to prevent their loss if luggage is misdirected or lost. If the client requires firm, light support, he or she should find a stoma shield to help prevent irritation or undue pressure on the stoma.
A client is preparing to have colorectal surgery and will have a colostomy created temporarily in hopes that he may be able to have it reversed in 6 months. The client is very concerned about the care of the colostomy. What preoperative interaction would the client benefit from?
- A. Discussing other options with the surgeon
- B. Meeting with an enterostomal therapist
- C. Going to a support group with other clients that have colostomies
- D. Watching a video about colostomies
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Clients benefit from preoperative interactions with a specially certified nurse, referred to as an enterostomal therapy nurse, enterostomal therapist, or wound, ostomy, and continence nurse. This nurse assists with marking placement of the stoma and collaborates with the surgeon regarding placement and the client's educational needs. Other options may not be available for this client, especially if there is a tumor present. Going to a support group would be a good option in the postoperative management because the client should be given information from the professional prior to going to surgery. Watching the video with the therapist and having the option to answer questions would be a better choice than watching it alone.
The nurse is preparing to irrigate a client's single-barrel colostomy after surgery. The nurse would expect an order from the healthcare provider to irrigate the colostomy on what day after surgery?
- A. Fourth or fifth postoperative day
- B. The day after surgery
- C. The seventh postoperative day
- D. The colostomy should be irrigated immediately postop
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Colostomy irrigation begins on the fourth or fifth postoperative day. Standard irrigation is a scheduled irrigation, using 500 to 1500 mL of tepid water.
A client is to have a total colectomy and has been on prednisone for 6 months for the treatment of Crohn disease. What medication does the nurse anticipate administering in the preoperative phase to prevent adrenal crisis?
- A. Intravenous hydrocortisone
- B. Intravenous antibiotics
- C. Blood transfusion
- D. A low-molecular-weight heparin
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A preoperative 'stress' IV steroid (e.g., hydrocortisone) is given to clients who have been on prednisone within the previous 6 months to prevent adrenal crisis. Antibiotics, blood transfusions, and low-molecular-weight heparin are not typically used to prevent adrenal crisis in this context.
A male client, age 32 years, was recently married, and he and his wife would like to have children. The client is scheduled to have a total colectomy and is concerned with being able to have children. What is the best answer given by the nurse related to the client's concern?
- A. There is no risk of you not being able to father children after this surgery.'
- B. Certainly understand your concern, but there are other options such as artificial insemination with a donor.'
- C. You may want to consider collection and storing of sperm for later use if you are planning to have children.'
- D. Infertility is a side effect of this surgery and should be considered carefully.'
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Young male clients may wish to collect and store sperm for later use if they plan to have children. Sexual dysfunction in men after a total colectomy is unusual but sometimes occurs. If such dysfunction persists after a colectomy, operative and nonoperative options are available to facilitate erection.