Skill module Ostomy Care test Ati PDF

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Skills Modules 2.0 Module: Ostomy Care.

1. 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 instruct the patient to empty the pouch when it is no more than half full. 2. 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. 3. A patient who has bladder cancer cells that 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. A nurse is teaching a patient how to apply an extended-weak 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. 8. 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....