Question: The nurse performs an immediate postoperative assessment of a patient who has undergone an ileostomy and notes oozing from the stoma mucosa when it is touched. How does the nurse interpret this finding? Want Professional Help? O "It is due to its high vascularity. O It is indicative of stomal varices secondary to portal hypertension. O It is a manifestation of lower gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. It is due to the stoma being located outside the rectus muscle.