The nurse caring for a patient with a permanent sigmoid colostomy expects which type of fecal discharge?
A) Solid feces
B) Semi-mushy feces
C) Mushy feces
D) Liquid feces
Ans: A
Feedback: With a sigmoid colostomy, feces are solid. With a descending colostomy, feces are semi-mushy. With a transverse colostomy, feces are mushy. With an ascending colostomy, feces are fluid.
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