Posted: August 18th, 2017

The nurse is doing pre-op teaching with the client who is about to undergo creation of a Kock pouch. The nurse interprets that the client has the best understanding of the nature of the surgery if the client makes which of the following statements?

The nurse is doing pre-op teaching with the client who is about to undergo creation of a Kock pouch. The nurse interprets that the client has the best understanding of the nature of the surgery if the client makes which of the following statements?

1. “I will need to drain the pouch regularly with a catheter.”
2. “I will need to wear a drainage bag for the rest of my life.”
3. “The drainage from this type of ostomy will be formed.”
4. “I will be able to pass stool from my rectum eventually.”