A 47-year-old patient with a permanent colostomy reports some abdominal discomfort and rigidity 3 days after surgery. Which assessment should the nurse report and record?

Stoma is protruding.

Vital signs are temperature. 100° F. pulse. 92 beats/min; and blood pressure. 160/98 mm Hg.

Pouch has drained 110 mL of green-brown liquid, oozing from the pouch edges.

Stoma is swollen and red: small amount of blood is observed at the base.