title: Nurse perceptions of ostomy patients & their ostomy care competence.
abstract: The nursing role of caring for ostomy patients has evolved from the bedside nurse to an enterstomal therapist (ET) or a nurse clinical specialist with ostomy care experience. Routine practice calls for staff nurses and physicians to refer patients with a new ostomy or patients with stoma problems to these specialists. The responsibility for successful outcomes typically falls on these specialized nurses.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Katz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education*; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D010030:Ostomy / Q000451:nursing*; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000193:education*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires