A patient is scheduled for an ileostomy for Crohn's disease that has been uncontrolled with conservative treatment. The patient asks the nurse what it means to have an ileostomy. Which of the following responses by the nurse is best?
a. "Your colon will be removed, and the end of your small bowel will be brought out onto your abdomen."
b. "Your ileum will be anastomosed to your rectum, so your stools will be watery."
c. "Your ileum will be removed, and the end of your jejunum will be made into a stoma."
d. "You will have a loop of colon brought out onto your abdomen."
ANS: A
An ileostomy is an end stoma formed by bringing the terminal ileum out to the abdominal wall following a total proctocolectomy.
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