The nurse is caring for a patient who has an ostomy.She notices that the effluent is a thick liquid to a semiformed stool.Where does the nurse expect the ostomy to be located?

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If the opening is in the transverse or ascending colon,the effluent will vary from thick liquid to semiformed stool.
A colostomy in the descending or sigmoid colon generally results in a stool similar to that normally passed through the rectum.An opening in the ileal portion of the small intestine is an ileostomy,and the fecal effluent will be watery to thick liquid and will contain some digestive enzymes.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Has an Ostomy.She