The nurse is caring for a patient who has an ostomy.The nurse notices that the effluent ranges from a thick liquid to a semi-formed stool.The nurse recognizes that this is indicative of which location?
A)Descending colon
B)Ileal portion of the small-intestine
C)Sigmoid colon
D)Transverse or ascending colon

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If the opening is in the transverse or ascending colon,the effluent will vary from thick liquid to semi-formed stool.A colostomy in the descending or sigmoid colon generally results in a stool similar to that normally passed through the rectum.An opening in the ileal portion of the small-intestine is an ileostomy,and the fecal effluent will be watery to thick liquid that will contain some digestive enzymes.

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