An overview of stoma care in the residential setting

Cremen, Joanne; Lee, Amanda

Abstract

Due to the increasing ageing population in the UK, along with improved clinical outcomes for diseases such as cancers and inflammatory bowel diseases, there will be a likely rise in the number of older people with a stoma in the near future. As a result, it is important that health professionals possess adequate knowledge of how to care for patients with stomas, and an understanding potential complications that may occur (Ebersole and Hess,1998; Black, 2014). The aim of this clinical review is to highlight the importance of appropriate stoma care in a residential care setting, to identify the main problems that can occur and the issue of reduced fluid and nutritional absorption in those who have had parts of their bowel resected.

Citation

Cremen, J., & Lee, A. (2016). An overview of stoma care in the residential setting. Nursing and Residential Care, 18(11), 596-602. https://doi.org/10.12968/nrec.2016.18.11.596

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 11, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Nov 21, 2016
• Publication Date: Nov 2, 2016
• Deposit Date: Nov 11, 2016
• Journal: Nursing and residential care
• Print ISSN: 1465-9301
• Electronic ISSN: 2052-2932
• Publisher: Mark Allen Healthcare
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 596-602
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/nrec.2016.18.11.596
• Keywords: Stoma
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/445020
• Additional Information: This is a description of an article accepted for publication in: Nursing and residential care, 2016, v.18 issue 11.