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Pea0909berry · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse is caring for a client with colorectal cancer who is post-operative from a transverse colostomy placement. What area of the bowel is involved?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

Question 2

A nurse is caring for a client who has had a double-barrel colostomy. Which is true regarding the proximal stoma? Select all that apply.

A) Is also called the mucus fistula.
B) Diverts feces to the abdominal wall.
C) Expels mucus from the distal colon.
D) Is a functional stoma.
E) Expels mucus from the proximal colon.

debra928 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Colostomies take the name of the portion of the colon from which they are formed. The transverse colon is the area of the bowel involved.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B, D

When a double-barrel colostomy is performed, two separate stomas are created. The distal colon is not removed, but bypassed. The proximal stoma, which is functional, diverts feces to the abdominal wall. The distal stoma, also called the mucous fistula, expels mucus from the distal colon.