A Patient Is Admitted for a Bowel Diversion Caused by Colon

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Essay

A patient is admitted for a bowel diversion caused by colon cancer. A nurse explains to a certified nursing assistant that another name for fecal material collected in an ostomy appliance is ____________________.

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Definitions:

Decomposers

Organisms, such as bacteria and fungi, that break down dead organic matter, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.

Biogeochemical Cycles

The cycles that involve the movement and transformation of chemicals and elements through biological organisms, geological processes, and chemical processes within ecosystems.

Climate

The long-term pattern of weather in a particular area, including temperature, humidity, wind, and rainfall.

Carbon Cycle

A natural process through which carbon is exchanged among the biosphere, pedosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere of the Earth.