The nurse is preparing to irrigate a client's single-barrel colostomy after surgery. What postoperative day should the nurse irrigate the colostomy?
A) Fourth or fifth postoperative day
B) The day after surgery
C) The seventh postoperative day
D) The colostomy should be irrigated immediately postop
A
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Colostomy irrigation begins on the fourth or fifth postoperative day. Standard irrigation is a scheduled irrigation, using 500 to 1500 mL of tepid water.
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