A Nurse Is Developing a Goal for a Client Who

question 26

Multiple Choice

A nurse is developing a goal for a client who is learning how to care for an ostomy. Which of the following would be most appropriate to develop?

• A) The client will look at his stoma without disgust each time his ostomy bag comes off.
• B) The client will be able to independently take care of his ostomy bag within 3 months.
• C) The client will gather all ostomy supplies correctly each time his ostomy bag needs to be changed.
• D) The client will successfully describe to the nurse how to care for his ostomy when he is asked.

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Definitions:

Gestation

The process of fetal development in the womb, from conception to birth, typically lasting around nine months in humans.

Womb

The organ in female mammals in which the embryo or fetus develops until birth; also known as the uterus.

Fetal Period

The stage of development in the womb from the end of the embryonic stage to birth, characterized by rapid growth and maturation of bodily structures.

Zygotic

Pertains to the zygote, the earliest developmental stage of an embryo, formed immediately after the egg is fertilized by sperm.