This volume in the new Core Curriculum series from the WOCN® 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. The perfect study guide for the wound, ostomy and continence (WOC) certification exams, it also provides step-by-step direction on essential nursing procedures. The evidence-based, easy-to-follow format of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society™ Core Curriculum: Wound Management facilitates your comprehension of: o Anatomy and physiology of the GI and urinary tracts o The disease states that lead to a fecal/urinary stoma o Fecal or urinary stoma construction o Fecal or urinary diversion. Step-by-step instruction leads you through care planning and delivery, including management of stoma and peristomal complications. And, end-of-chapter Q&amp;A helps you remember all vital points. Practical directions cover: o Preoperative care for patients undergoing fecal or urinary diversion o Postoperative nursing assessment and management o New surgical procedures and pouching techniques o Patient education o Rehabilitation issues o Ostomy patient needs, including assessment and management of pediatric patients. Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society™ Core Curriculum: Ostomy Management is essential for nursing students in ostomy care programs; nurses caring for patients with an ostomy; nurses in gastroenterology, urology, and surgical nursing; graduate nursing students; those seeking WOC certification or recertification; and nursing faculty. Also available as an e-book at other major retailers

Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society® Core Curriculum: Ostomy Management

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Carmel, Jane E.

Colwell, Janice C.

Goldberg, Margaret T.

Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society®

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Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society Core Curriculum: 
 Ostomy Management, 2nd Edition\nBased on the curriculum blueprint of the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Education Programs (WOCNEP) and approved by the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society™ (WOCN®), this practical text for ostomy care is your perfect source for expert guidance, training and wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) certification exam preparation.\nFull of expert advice on ostomy care, 
Core Curriculum Ostomy Management 
, 2nd Edition is one of the few nursing texts to cover this practice area in detail. \nChapter features include: Objectives at the start of each chapter, Key Points that expand on important concepts, Tables that offer clinical guidelines and care strategies, Case Studies that optimize clinical decision-making, and End-of-Chapter Review Q&A’s — multiple choice questions followed by answers and rationales.\nThis is essential content for those seeking WOC certification; nursing students in ostomy programs; nurses caring for patients with an ostomy; nurses in gastroenterology, urology and surgical nursing; graduate nursing students and nursing faculty.\nFrom the pathology basics to vital on-the-job skills, this evidence-based content is your complete map to gaining WOC certification — and to providing safe, optimal patient care.\nUpgrade your ostomy nursing knowledge and skills and prepare for certification: \nNEW chapter on professional practice 
NEW chapter on surgical management of inflammatory bowel disease 
NEW “How to Pouch Over a Bridge” guide 
Highly rated case-based learning approach that demonstrates concepts, skills and patient-based care 
Easy-to-follow format that breaks down pathology, physiology and patient management topics into easy-to-remember terms 
Step-by-step instruction on the latest procedures and management, including:\nPre- and post-op management for patients undergoing fecal or urinary diversion 
New surgical procedures and pouching techniques 
Patient education and rehabilitation issues 
Fecal and urinary stoma construction, and managing stoma and peristomal complications 
Diseases that lead to a fecal stoma – colorectal cancer 
Management of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis 
Selection of pouching system 
Pediatric patient assessment and management 
Fistula management – etiologic factors, medical management, containment strategies, nutritional support, and more\nDetailed how-to on procedures such as fistula pouch changes, isolating a fistula for NPWT, and focused assessments 
Your purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook. The eBook includes powerful search tools, the ability to annotate 
content, videos, and additional resources. It can be downloaded to three devices, and easily converted to an audiobook.\nAbout the Clinical Editors\nJane E. Carmel, MSN, RN, CWOCN has been Program Co-Director of Harrisburg Area Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse Program (WOCNEP) and is on the faculty of Cleveland Clinic - R. B. Turnbull, Jr. MD WOC Nursing Education Program. She is also a consultant for home care and hospice agencies and has presented at regional and national conferences.\nJanice C. Colwell, APRN, CWOCN, FAAN is a former President of the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society™ (WOCN®). She has practiced as an Advanced Practice Nurse at the University of Chicago Medicine in both the inpatient and outpatient areas, providing and supervising care to patients with ostomies. She has presented nationally and internationally, and published extensively in this field and is a past President of Friends of Ostomates Worldwide USA.\nMargaret T. Goldberg, MSN, RN, CWON is a former President of the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society™ (WOCN®). She has chaired the WOCN guidelines task force and is a past President of the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel. She consults to Delray Wound Treatment Center, an outpatient center in Delray Beach, Florida.

Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society Core Curriculum: Ostomy Management

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