What information will the nurse include when providing education for a patient scheduled for a colostomy as treatment for rectal cancer? Permanency will depend on how much colon function has been affected by the surgery. The ostomy will be permanent because of the specific location of the cancer. Once the inflammation in the colon subsides, the ostomy will be reversed. The surgeon will determine whether the ostomy can be temporary once surgery has begun.
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