Continue postoperative education

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You have a patient with a new loop ileostomy that will be discharging from the hospital the day after surgery and will plan to continue postoperative education in the outpatient setting. What essential skill should the patient be able to demonstrate prior to discharging from the hospital?

How to measure the stoma and adjust the size of the barrier opening How to treat the peristomal skin for irritation How to modify diet to encourage stool output to thicken How to check the pouch for the amount of effluent, empty it, and close it.

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