The nurse is caring for patients with ostomies. In which ostomy location will the nurse expect very liquid stool to be present?
a. Sigmoid
b. Transverse
c. Ascending
d. Descending
ANS: C
The path of digestion goes from the ascending, across the transverse, to the descending and finally passing into the sigmoid; therefore, the least formed stool (very liquid) would be in the ascending.
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