title: Urostomy management in the community.
abstract: Around 11 000 people in the UK have a urostomy. A urostomy is now usually carried out for bladder cancer. Most urostomists are older men and around half require assistance with routine care. Complications such as parastomal skin soreness are common. Community nurses can work with urostomists and formal and informal carers to encourage and enable the person to manage their urostomy independently whenever possible and provide support, advice and help when complications occur. This article provides an overview of effective care and possible complications.
authors.affiliation: Consultant Nurse and Lead, Community IV Services and Dementia, Ealing NHS Trust.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nazarko
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing; D003559:Cystostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D017592:Skin Care; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing
keywords: Complications; Selecting appliances; Skin care; Urostomy management