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Title: The nurse caring for a 2-day postoperative colostomy patient should report immed Post by: nurse2mrow on Sep 16, 2014 The nurse caring for a 2-day postoperative colostomy patient should report immediately if a stoma is assessed as:
1. beefy and red. 2. having swelling. 3. having a small amount of bleeding around it. 4. blue-tinged. This is for my medical nursing class Title: Re: The nurse caring for a 2-day postoperative colostomy patient should report immed Post by: gm1l3s on Sep 22, 2014 4. blue-tinged.
A stoma should be beefy red. Blue or black coloration is an indication of poor circulation and should be reported immediately. Swelling and a small amount of blood around the stoma are normal in early postoperative days. Title: Re: The nurse caring for a 2-day postoperative colostomy patient should report immed Post by: nurse2mrow on Sep 28, 2014 Thanks for assisting me on this ;D
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