The nursing assistant prepares to perform the delegated task of caring for a client's ostomy and observes that there is stool seeping around the ostomy appliance. The nursing assistant examines the supplies and is not familiar with them. What is the appropriate action for the nursing assistant to take?

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In the event that the nursing assistant is unfamiliar with the client's supplies, the best action to take is to ask the delegating nurse to help the nursing assistant change the ostomy appliance and perform ostomy care according to the procedure. Emptying the contents into a graduate container does not address the leaking ostomy appliance, which can lead to skin breakdown. Cleaning the skin and applying paper tape will most likely not work for long. The nurse delegated the ostomy care to the nursing assistant to perform because the client may not be ready or able to perform independent care, so it is not reasonable to ask the client to do it.

The Nursing Assistant Prepares to Perform the Delegated Task of Caring