Preoperatively, an important role of the wound, ostomy and continence nurse is to mark the location of the stoma. This is called:
a. sitting of the stoma c. stoma location pro-cedure
b. marking the stoma site d. stoma site preparation
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It is extremely important that the stoma be located in such a position as to facilitate optimal application of an ostomy bag. Either the surgeon or the WOC nurse will mark the location prior to surgery. This is known as siting of the stoma. When doing this the client's abdomen needs to be examined while they are standing, sitting and lying down.
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