Reading a learning zone article helped Anna Wallace to update her knowledge of stoma care
As a staff nurse working on an acute ward, I often care for patients who have undergone colorectal surgery. Although stoma surgery is always performed to improve the patient’s situation, it is a life changing event, which can be physically and psychologically distressing. This article helped to enhance my knowledge and understanding of caring for patients with stomas.
Nursing Standard. 22, 51, 59-59. doi: 10.7748/ns.22.51.59.s43
This practice profile is based on NS425 Vujnovich A (2008) Pre and post-operative assessment of patients with a stoma. Nursing Standard. 22, 19, 50-56.
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