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Title Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society core curriculum. Ostomy management / edited by Jane E. Carmel, Janice C. Colwell, Margaret T. Goldberg.
Imprint Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2016]
©2016
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LOCATION CALL NO NOTE STATUS
 CAHS Department  WI 900 CAR 2016    Stomal Therapy Unit  NOT FOR LOAN


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Call # 617.5540231
Phys. Description xiv, 290 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 28 cm
Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Anatomy and physiology of gastrointestinalI tract -- Anatomy and physiology of urinary system -- Diseases that lead to a fecal stoma : colorectal cancer -- Inflammatory bowel disease : Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis -- Other conditions that lead to a fecal diversion -- Urinary stomas : disease states that lead to creation of a urinary stoma and the use of intestinal segments in urinary diversion -- Fecal and urinary stoma construction -- Preoperative preparation of patients undergoing a fecal or urinary diversion -- Postoperative nursing assessment and management -- Selection of pouching system -- Patient education following urinary/fecal diversion -- Specific patient management issues -- Rehabilitation issues and special ostomy patient needs -- Assessment and management of the pediatric patient -- Peristomal skin conditions -- Stoma complications -- Fistula management -- Nursing management of the patient with percutaneous tubes.
Summary "This volume in the new Core Curriculum series from the WOCN(r) Society covers ostomy management, and is the crucial text for nurses practicing or studying ostomy patient care. It offers pathology and physiology basics in easy-to-grasp terms, while providing expert guidance on patient management. This is a study guide for the wound, ostomy and continence (WOC) certification exams and provides step-by-step direction on essential nursing procedures. Let this evidence-based guide lead you through all of the vital nursing topics. It is the official guide for students in wound, ostomy and continence nursing education programs"--Provided by publisher.
Subject Ostomy -- nursing.
Postoperative Care -- nursing.
Urinary Incontinence -- nursing.
Fecal Incontinence -- nursing.
Other Number 2015024249
Alt Author Carmel, Jane E., editor.
Colwell, Janice C., editor.
Goldberg, Margaret T., editor.
Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society, issuing body.
Note Ostomy management
Core Curriculum : Ostomy management
ISBN 9781451194395 (paperback)