title: Know how. Going home after stoma surgery.
abstract: Returning home after stoma surgery can be fraught with difficulties. Identifying potential problems and dealing with them promptly is an important part of the stoma care nurse's role. This article is the third in a series of three guides on stoma care.
authors.affiliation: John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perrin
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D010030:Ostomy / Q000451:nursing*; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*