A patient with a new colostomy has a stoma that is moist and pinkish red. How should the nurse interpret this finding?
Correct answer: A. It indicates expected healthy tissue
- A. It indicates expected healthy tissue
- B. It indicates early bowel obstruction
- C. It indicates excessive fluid loss
- D. It indicates impaired arterial circulation
Explanation
A healthy stoma is moist and pink to red because it has a good blood supply. A pale, dusky, purple, or black stoma may indicate impaired circulation and requires prompt reporting.
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Elimination care covers normal bowel and urinary patterns, constipation, diarrhoea, incontinence, retention, enemas, ostomies and specimen collection. Catheterisation includes indications, catheter types, insertion principles, drainage-bag care and prevention of urinary infection, with attention to the difference between urinary retention and incontinence.
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