Ostomy Care at Home

This article is part of a series, Supporting Family CaregiversNo Longer Home Alone, published in collaboration with the AARP Public Policy Institute. Results of focus groups, conducted as part of the AARP Public Policy Instituteʼs No Longer Home Alone video project, supported evidence that family ca...

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Published in:The American journal of nursing 2018-04, Vol.118 (4), p.63-68
Main Authors: Kirkland-Kyhn, Holly, Martin, Sanaz, Zaratkiewicz, Sunniva, Whitmore, Morgan, Young, Heather M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body image
Caregivers
Caregivers - education
Dehydration - prevention & control
Disease Management
Elimination
Family
Focus Groups
Health education
Home health care
Humans
Intimacy
Nurse's Role
Nursing
Ostomy
Ostomy - education
Ostomy - nursing
Ostomy - rehabilitation
Patient Education as Topic
Patients
Surgical Stomas
Taboos
Unpleasant
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Summary:This article is part of a series, Supporting Family CaregiversNo Longer Home Alone, published in collaboration with the AARP Public Policy Institute. Results of focus groups, conducted as part of the AARP Public Policy Instituteʼs No Longer Home Alone video project, supported evidence that family caregivers arenʼt given the information they need to manage the complex care regimens of family members. This series of articles and accompanying videos aims to help nurses provide caregivers with the tools they need to manage their family memberʼs health care at home.The articles in this new installment of the series provide simple and useful instructions that nurses should reinforce with family caregivers who perform wound care tasks. Each article also includes an informational tear sheet—Information for Family Caregivers—that contains links to instructional videos. To use this series, nurses should read the article first, so they understand how best to help family caregivers, and then encourage caregivers to watch the videos and ask questions. For additional information, see Resources for Nurses.
ISSN:0002-936X
1538-7488
DOI:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000532079.49501.ce