A client with a new transverse colostomy is scheduled for discharge tomorrow. the client repeatedly asks the nurse to empty the colostomy pouch. Show me what you have learned about emptying your pouch.
What is colostomy?
- A big gut opening or the surgical operation that makes one is referred to as a colostomy.
- The colon's healthy end is drawn through a cut in the anterior abdominal wall, where it is then stitched into place to create the aperture.
- A colostomy is a procedure to direct one end of the colon (a portion of the bowel) into a stomach hole.
- The stoma is the name of the aperture.
- To collect your waste, you can put a pouch over your stoma (stools).
- The surgeon ties a colostomy bag to the abdomen and transfers one end of your large intestine outside of your abdominal wall during a colostomy.
- Stool drains into the bag after passing through the big intestine.
- Typically, the feces that is placed in the bag is soft or watery.
- Colostomies are frequently transient.
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