The surgeon will attach the end of your colon to the stoma. Bowel movements will leave your body through it and collect in a special pouch that you’ll empty out. Your health care team will show ...

Wound care nursing offers a unique blend of clinical ... resources for nurses who want to specialize in wound or ostomy care. Below are certifications recognized in the field: Obtaining wound ...

Context for Practice: Cancer-Related Wounds, Cost of Living With a New Fecal Ostomy, Intermittent Catheterization Education, and Innovation in Catheter Design.

She has since worked in a number of roles and currently works as a clinical nurse specialist in colorectal and stoma care. Reflecting ... Looking back, she said: "Nursing was vastly different ...

An ostomy is a surgically created opening on your abdomen to drain stool. It is the end of the intestine that can be seen on the skin of your belly. There are two types of ostomies: ileostomy and ...

WELLSVILLE — Jones Memorial Hospital announced that registered nurse Ailie Smithers, BSN, is now nationally board-certified ...