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While inspecting a patient's stool, a nurse notices that the stool appears fluffy, is floating on the water, and has a foul odor. The nurse identifies this type of stool as
 
  1. Tenesmus.
  2. Steatorrhea.
  3. Effluence.
  4. Melena.

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A patient with Crohn disease underwent a bowel diversion. The distal portion of the colon was not removed, allowing it time to rest and heal. A nurse identifies that this type of bowel diversion is known as an
 
  1. Ileostomy.
  2. Colostomy.
  3. Kock pouch.
  4. Continent ostomy.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
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Reply #2 on: Jul 22, 2018
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