Practice Question
A nurse is teaching a client who is preoperative for a sigmoid colostomy. Which of following statements should the nurse include?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
"You will have a stoma in your left lower abdomen."
Rationale:
🔷 A sigmoid colostomy is typically placed in the left lower quadrant, as it connects to the sigmoid portion of the colon.
🔷 It produces formed stool, unlike ileostomies which produce liquid or pasty output.
🔷 A healthy stoma should appear pink or red and moist, not purple (which indicates ischemia).
🔷 Post-op pain is common around the surgical site, but the stoma itself is not painful, as it has no nerve endings.
🔷 Teaching the exact location prepares the client for visualization, self-care, and appliance positioning.
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