title: An emphasis on practical management. Discharge planning in stoma care.
abstract: As stoma patients are being discharged from hospital earlier, nurses have less time to teach them how to manage their stoma. It is essential, therefore, that they focus on the practical implications of stoma care to reduce stress in the immediate post-discharge period.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mead
mesh_terms: D004766:Enterostomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*