- NEW 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:
- Pre- 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
- Detailed 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 annotatecontent, videos, and additional resources. It can be downloaded to three devices, and easily converted to an audiobook.About the Clinical Editors Jane 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. Janice 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. Margaret 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.
