The client who has undergone creation of a colostomy has a nursing diagnosis of Disturbed body image.

The nurse would evaluate that the client is making the most significant progress toward identified goals if the client:
The client who has undergone creation of a colostomy has a nursing diagnosis of Disturbed body image. The nurse would evaluate that the client is making the most significant progress toward identified goals if the client:

1. Watches the nurse empty the colostomy bag
2. Looks at the ostomy site
3. Reads the ostomy product literature
4. Practices cutting the ostomy appliance