title: Case study of a patient with a distal jejunostomy.
abstract: A young man with a short but complicated medical history was seen in our enterostomal therapy department in a large acute-care facility. The patient had a distal jejunostomy with an extremely high and problematic output. Cases such as his force WOC nurses to review basic anatomy, physiology, and psychosocial development to provide holistic care in a specialized practice. Such cases can justify the existence of WOC nurses and prove they are a valuable asset in the health care system.
authors.affiliation: QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D039021:Colonic Pouches / Q000191:economics; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D007582:Jejunostomy / Q000191:economics / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D024802:Nurse's Role; D013041:Specialties, Nursing; D016896:Treatment Outcome