Chapter 88 Flashcards
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Occurs when a portion or all the ileum or bowel is removed creating the need for an artificial opening for bowel elimination?
Bowel diversion / or fecal diversion
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An incision is made in the abdomen and a loop of intestine is brought through the incision and opened to allow drainage of feces is called?
Stoma/ or ostomy
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A person with a ostomy of any type is referred as a ?
Ostomate
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A ____ is an opening into the colon where as a ____ is an opening into the ileum?
- Colostomy
- ileostomy
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How many stoma’s may be an end?
one stoma
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What is two stoma’s called when both cut ends of the intestine are brought to the outside?
Double barreled
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The bowel is not completely severed so the one stoma has two openings is called a?
Loop
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How should the new stoma ( mucous membrane) be kept?
Moist
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The stoma ( mucous membrane) ranges in what colors and how does it look?
- Dark red to Rich pink
- Pursed lips
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The removal of only a small amount of bowel?
Wedge resection
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Removal of a larger portion of the bowel?
Bowel Resection
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The colostomy or ileostomy will be permanent if the __ or ___ is removed completely?
Colon or Rectum
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Usually made at the level of the descending or sigmoid colon, and located on the left side of abdomen?
Permanent Colostomy
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Entire large intestine has been removed located on lower right side of abdomen?
ileostomy
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Client does not learn this until at least 6 weeks after surgery to allow healing. Very time consuming of about 1 - 1.5 Hours to complete?
Colostomy irrigation
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How full should you let the colostomy or ileostomy get with stool or gas before emptying?
1/3 or half full
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What two things needs to be removed regularly, emptied, rinsed and replaced over the stoma 1 to 2 times per week?
Face plate and pouch
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The pouch opening should be about ___ larger than the stoma size to prevent skin irritation?
2mm
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How long should you hold down to help seal the new appliance?
2 minutes
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Observe the new stoma every ______ ?
6 - 12 hours
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After ____ the nurse can fit the client into a pre-cut appliance?
4 - 6 weeks
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To prevent a hernia heavy lifting is prohibited for ____ weeks and no heavier than ___ ?
- 6 - 8 weeks
- 5 lbs
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What kind of diet and for how long should the client follow after any bowel surgery?
- low - fiber diet
- 1 month
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ileostomy needs to monitor diet more closely due to the most common complication?
Food blockage
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