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.
Author(s): Theresa Porrett, Anthony McGrath
Edition: 1
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 192
Foreword......Page 5
Preface......Page 7
Contributors......Page 8
1. Anatomy and Physiology of the Bowel and Urinary Systems......Page 9
2. Faecal and Urinary Stomas and the Restorative Surgical Procedures Developed to Avoid Stoma Formation......Page 25
3. Rationale for Stoma Formation and Common Surgical Procedures......Page 40
4. Stoma Siting and the Role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist......Page 63
5. The Immediate Postoperative Period......Page 73
6. Choosing the Correct Stoma Appliance......Page 85
7. Accessories Used in Stoma Care......Page 95
8. Changing a Stoma Appliance......Page 103
9. Discharge Planning and Supporting Patient Self-Care......Page 112
10. Questions Commonly Asked by the Patient with a Newly Formed Stoma......Page 122
11. Understanding Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy for the Individual with a Stoma......Page 138
12. Psychological Issues in Stoma Care......Page 165
Appendix......Page 177
Glossary......Page 180
Index......Page 187
Colorplate......Page 193
