A nurse is collecting data from a client who is postoperative following placement of a colostomy in the ascending colon. In which of the following locations should the nurse expect to find the stoma?

A. Right upper quadrant is correct. A colostomy placed in the ascending colon is typically located in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen. The ascending colon runs along the right side of the abdomen, so the stoma will be located in that region. B. Left lower quadrant is incorrect. The left lower quadrant is typically where the descending colon or sigmoid colon are located, so a colostomy placed here would be for those regions, not the ascending colon. C. Left upper quadrant is incorrect. The left upper quadrant contains parts of the stomach, spleen, and pancreas, but not the ascending colon. A colostomy in the ascending colon would not be located here.