The nurse assessing the stoma of a patient 1 day after a transverse colostomy will immediately report the finding of a(n):
a. wet, glistening stoma.
b. stoma with slight bleeding around the margin.
c. edematous stoma.
d. purplish-red stoma.
D
The purple hue in the new stoma is an indication of reduced perfusion to the stoma and should be reported immediately. A new stoma should have a pink or beefy red color, be slightly edematous, and have some small bleeding around the stoma.
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