title: Practical points in the care of patients recovering from a colostomy.
abstract: The nursing implications for care of colostomy patients is discussed. Colostomy surgery has more than doubled in the last 15 years, making it common to see several patients with colostomies on medical-surgical floors on a daily basis. Because enterostomal nurses are not always available, staff nurses have the responsibility to provide proper care for these patients.
authors.affiliation: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Carabajal
mesh_terms: D003125:Colostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011300:Preoperative Care