Stoma Care
Essential Clinical Skills for Nurses
1. Auflage April 2005
192 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-1-4051-1407-3
John Wiley & Sons
Stoma Care is a beginner's guide to stoma care, which will enable students and newly qualified staff in hospitals and in the community to provide effective care of patients with stomas and ensure continuity of care. It explores the rationale for stoma formation, immediate post-operative care, the choice of the most appropriate appliance, and long term management, exploring lifestyle changes including diet, the effects of chemotherapy on stoma care and the psychological impact of stoma formation.
1. Anatomy and physiology of the bowel and urinary systems.
2. Faecal and urinary stomas and the restorative surgical
procedures developed to avoid stoma formation.
3. Rationale for stoma formation and common surgical
procedures.
4. Stoma siting and the role of the Clinical Nurse
Specialist.
5. The immediate postoperative period.
6. Choosing the right stoma appliance.
7. Accessories used in stoma care.
8. Changing a stoma appliance.
9. Discharge planning and supporting patient self-care.
10. Questions commonly asked by the patient with a newly formed
stoma.
11. Understanding chemotherapy and radiotherapy for the
individual with a stoma.
12. Psychological issues in stoma care.
2. Faecal and urinary stomas and the restorative surgical
procedures developed to avoid stoma formation.
3. Rationale for stoma formation and common surgical
procedures.
4. Stoma siting and the role of the Clinical Nurse
Specialist.
5. The immediate postoperative period.
6. Choosing the right stoma appliance.
7. Accessories used in stoma care.
8. Changing a stoma appliance.
9. Discharge planning and supporting patient self-care.
10. Questions commonly asked by the patient with a newly formed
stoma.
11. Understanding chemotherapy and radiotherapy for the
individual with a stoma.
12. Psychological issues in stoma care.
'This is an exceptionally good book for the nurse who wants to
know the basics of stoma care and is set at an ideal level for any
nurse-- ward based or community-- and the newly appointed
stoma care nurse'
Gastrointestinal Nursing
'A must for every stoma care department or
library.'
Gastrointestinal Nursing
know the basics of stoma care and is set at an ideal level for any
nurse-- ward based or community-- and the newly appointed
stoma care nurse'
Gastrointestinal Nursing
'A must for every stoma care department or
library.'
Gastrointestinal Nursing
Theresa Porrett is a Nurse Consultant in coloproctology at The
Homerton Hospital. She is former chair of the nurses' forum of the
association of coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, and
past secretary of the RCN gastoenterology and stoma care forum.
Anthony McGrath is a Senior lecturer in gastroenterology and
stoma care at City University.
Homerton Hospital. She is former chair of the nurses' forum of the
association of coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, and
past secretary of the RCN gastoenterology and stoma care forum.
Anthony McGrath is a Senior lecturer in gastroenterology and
stoma care at City University.
