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What is a stoma?
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A stoma is a sergical opening from the inside of the body to the out.
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What are some assessments of the stoma?
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* skin breakdown and ulceration.
*Leakage(remove to prevent breakdown) *Color(red or pink) *Moist *bloody discharge |
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What are some signs of stomal ischemia?
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*stoma appers blue, black or purplish.
* stoma is blue, black, or purplish |
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If the stoma appers black or purplish in color this indicates a serious impaiment of blood flow and requires immediete nursing interventions. What are some of these interventions?
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*obtain vs and pulse ox.
*counsult current lab results * Notify provider( may need surgery) *prep. patient for surgery and notify the surgical team. |
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The Consistancy of the stool from an ostomy located in the acending colon should be what?
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Loose
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Consistancy of the stool from the decending should be what?
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Formed
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After the pouch is removed from an ostomy, what should it be cleaned with?
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Soap and water.
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