Goodloe Frazier Is Scheduled for a Total Colectomy with Ileostomy

question 6

Multiple Choice

Goodloe Frazier is scheduled for a total colectomy with ileostomy in the morning.The wound ostomy care nurse (WOCN) has consulted Goodloe to initiate his ostomy teaching,answer his questions,and mark the site on his abdomen that would be ideal placement for the ileostomy.An appropriate nursing diagnosis for Goodloe at this time would be:

• A) Risk for Impaired Tissue Integrity.
• B) Deficient Knowledge related to impending surgery.
• C) Disturbed Body Image related to intestinal diversion.
• D) All of the options are correct.

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Definitions:

Perpendicular Orientation

A position or alignment where two lines or planes meet at a right angle or 90 degrees to each other.

Thoracic Cavity

The part of the body's cavity housed within the chest, encompassing the lungs, heart, and part of the esophagus, among other organs.

Abdominopelvic Cavity

The bodily cavity that comprises the abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity, housing organs such as the liver, stomach, intestines, and reproductive organs.

Midsagittal

Pertaining to a plane that divides the body into equal left and right halves.