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A Nurse Is Working with a Patient Who Is Learning 5 cm5 \mathrm{~cm}

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A nurse is working with a patient who is learning to care for a continent ileostomy (Kock pouch) . Following the initial period of healing, the nurse is teaching the patient how to independently empty the ileostomy. The nurse should teach the patient to do which of the following actions?


A) Aim to eventually empty the pouch every 90 minutes.
B) Avoid emptying the pouch until it is visibly full.
C) Insert the catheter approximately 5 cm5 \mathrm{~cm} into the pouch.
D) Aspirate the contents of the pouch using a 60 mL60 \mathrm{~mL} piston syringe.

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