The nurse is caring for a client with a colostomy who has continuous liquid drainage with a fecal odor. Which term will the nurse use when documenting the type of colostomy for this client?
1. Ileostomy
2. Ascending colostomy
3. Transverse colostomy
4. Descending colostomy
Correct Answer: 2
An ascending colostomy drains liquid that cannot be regulated but, because of the presence of enzymes, has a fecal odor. An ileostomy is similar but, because of the lack of enzymes, generally does not have much of an odor. A transverse colostomy drains mushy drainage because some of the liquid has been reabsorbed. A descending colostomy produces increasingly solid fecal drainage, and can be regulated.
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