The nurse caring for the patient with an ileostomy will include special interventions to prevent skin breakdown and irritation at the stomal site because the:
a. large adhesive patch for the collection bag is irritating.
b. ileostomy stoma is very large and difficult to cover completely with the adhesive fa-ceplate.
c. liquid stool from the ileum contains diges-tive enzymes that are especially harmful to the skin.
d. soft stool is difficult to remove from the skin without abrading the skin.
C
The liquid stool from the ileum has many digestive enzymes, unlike stool that is expelled from the colon.
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