CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH AN OSTOMY

Course overview

THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED FOR NURSES WHO HAVE MINIMAL EXPERIENCE CARING FOR A PATIENT WITH AN OSTOMY. THE MATERIAL COVERS VARIOUS TYPES OF OSTOMIES, INCLUDING COLOSTOMIES, ILEOSTOMIES, AND UROSTOMIES. IN ADDITION, THE COURSE REVIEWS NURSING DIAGNOSES AND NURSING INTERVENTIONS CONCERNING STOMA INFECTIONS, SELF-CARE DEFICIT, SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, LOSS OF POSITIVE SELF-IMAGE, AND INEFFECTIVE COPING WITH CHANGES IN LIFESTYLE. (65 MINUTES)