The nurse is caring for a patient who had a colostomy placed yesterday. The nurse should report which assessment finding $immediately\bold{immediately}$ ?

A) Stoma is protruding from the abdomen.
B) Stoma is flush with the skin.
C) Stoma is purple.
D) Stoma is moist.

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The nurse is caring for a patient who had a colostomy placed yesterday. The nurse should report which assessment finding

immediately\bold{immediately}

?

A) Stoma is protruding from the abdomen.
B) Stoma is flush with the skin.
C) Stoma is purple.
D) Stoma is moist.

Ashish Ghuge · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  A purple stoma may indicate strangulation/necrosis or poor circulation to the stoma and may require surgical intervention. A stoma should be reddish-pink and moist in appearance. It can be flush with the skin, or it can protrude.

The nurse is caring for a patient who had a colostomy placed yesterday. The nurse should report which assessment finding $immediately\bold{immediately}$ ?

A) Stoma is protruding from the abdomen.
B) Stoma is flush with the skin.
C) Stoma is purple.
D) Stoma is moist.

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The nurse is caring for a patient who had a colostomy placed yesterday. The nurse should report which assessment finding immediately\bold{immediately}immediately ?A) Stoma is protruding from the abdomen.B) Stoma is flush with the skin.C) Stoma is purple.D) Stoma is moist.

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The nurse is caring for a patient who had a colostomy placed yesterday. The nurse should report which assessment finding $immediately\bold{immediately}$ ?

A) Stoma is protruding from the abdomen.
B) Stoma is flush with the skin.
C) Stoma is purple.
D) Stoma is moist.