title: Selected problems associated with the treatment and care for patients with colostomy - part 2.
abstract: Generally, ostomy is a purposeful connection of the lumen of the intestine with abdominal integuments by surgery. The study presents practical solutions related to care for the colostomy patient, i.e. an ostomy on the large intestine. The following issues will be discussed: regulating the defecation cycle, risk connected with improper selection of ostomy equipment, instruction on colostomy irrigation with practical advice and irrigation equipment supply. The knowledge of these rules and mastering them in practice is to provide ostomy patients not only with highest-standard care and help but also to prepare them for dealing with problems independently, i.e. for self-care.
authors.affiliation: Chair of Oncology and Community Health Care, Medical University of Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Muzyczka
authors.affiliation: Chair of Oncology and Community Health Care, Medical University of Lublin, Poland ; Department of Nursing, PWSZ Krosno, Poland.
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kachaniuk
authors.affiliation: Chair of Oncology and Community Health Care, Medical University of Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Zdzisława
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Szadowska-Szlachetka
authors.affiliation: Chair of Oncology and Community Health Care, Medical University of Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Charzyńska-Gula
authors.affiliation: Chair of Oncology and Community Health Care, Medical University of Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kocka
authors.affiliation: Chair of Oncology and Community Health Care, Medical University of Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bartoszek
authors.affiliation: Chair and Department of Neurological Nursing, Medical University of Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Celej-Szuster
keywords: irrigation; the rules of changing the equipment