The nurse caring for a 2-day postoperative colostomy patient should report immediately if a stoma is assessed as:
1. beefy and red.
2. having swelling.
3. having a small amount of bleeding around it.
4. blue-tinged.
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A stoma should be beefy red. Blue or black coloration is an indication of poor circulation and should be reported immediately. Swelling and a small amount of blood around the sto-ma are normal in early postoperative days.
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