You have a patient who developed irritant contact dermatitis. How would you describe this peristomal skin complication?

Trevor is a 9-month-old baby with Hirschsprung’s disease and a loop transverse colostomy. You explain to his parents that the stool will be expelled from the functioning limb which is also known as the:

The retained and over sewn rectal segment following a temporary descending colostomy is known as a(n):

You have a patient scheduled for a low anterior resection. What is this patient’s most likely diagnosis?

The assessment that is most indicative of the adequacy of stomal perfusion in the immediate postoperative period is:

On the 3rd postoperative day, the staff nurse notes that the entire ileal conduit stoma has a dark reddish-black appearance. She notifies the Ostomy Care Nurse Specialist; what should be the NEXT step taken by the WOC Nurse?

Which of the following surgical procedures is performed to protect a distal bowel anastomosis site?

Hirschsprung’s disease is definitively (gold standard) diagnosed by:

The patient with an ileostomy is at risk for peristomal skin breakdown because the:

Which of the following pouching system adaptations is MOST appropriate for the patient with a stomal prolapse?