A Patient Is Receiving Discharge Instructions

question 30

Multiple Choice

A patient is receiving discharge instructions.He shares with the nurse that he intends to do a lot of traveling.Instructions for travel should include which one of these points?

• A) "Pack plenty of extra colostomy supplies in your checked airline luggage. Some places you might visit do not always carry the supplies you will need."
• B) "Exercise caution with new foods, especially local fruits and vegetables, because they may cause diarrhea or gas."
• C) "If visiting somewhere where drinking local water is not advised, irrigating the colostomy with the local water is still okay."
• D) "Repeat back to me what we just talked about so that you will remember everything you have been taught."

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