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A Patient Reports Having Taken a Large Dose of Ascorbic

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A patient reports having taken a large dose of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and is experiencing diarrhea and gastrointestinal upset. The nurse will prepare to take which action?


Definitions:

Colostomy

A surgical procedure that creates an opening in the abdominal wall for waste to exit the body, bypassing a diseased or damaged part of the lower digestive tract.

Skin Barrier

Refers to the outermost layer of the skin that protects against environmental contaminants, pathogens, and prevents excessive water loss from the body.

Peristomal Skin

The skin surrounding a stoma, which is an opening created surgically to allow waste to exit the body.

NPO

An acronym standing for "nil per os," the medical order for a patient to refrain from oral intake of food and liquids.

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