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.

About the Author
Theresa Porrett is a Nurse Consultant in coloproctology at The Homerton Hospital. She is former chair of the nurses' forum of the association of coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, and past secretary of the RCN gastoenterology and stoma care forum.

Anthony McGrath is a Senior lecturer in gastroenterology and stoma care at City University.

Reviews
'This is an exceptionally good book for the nurse who wants to know the basics of stoma care and is set at an ideal level for any nurse- ward based or community- and the newly appointed stoma care nurse'

Gastrointestinal Nursing

'A must for every stoma care department or library.'

Gastrointestinal Nursing

Book Information
ISBN 9781405114073
Author Theresa Porrett
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 222g
Dimensions(mm) 187mm * 125mm * 10mm