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Ginger Salvadalena1, Samantha Hendren, Linda McKenna
1Task Force Chair Ginger Salvadalena, PhD, RN, CWOCN, Global Clinical Affairs, Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, Illinois. Task Force Members Samantha Hendren, MD, MPH, Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Linda McKenna, MSN, RN, CWOCN, Ostomy & Wound, Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Illinois. Roberta Muldoon, MD, FACS, Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. Debra Netsch, DNP, RN, CNP, FNP-BC, CWOCN, Mankato Clinic, Ltd, Mankato, Minnesota. Ian Paquette, MD, Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio. Joyce Pittman, PhD, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, CWOCN, Wound/Ostomy, Indiana University School of Nursing, Indiana University Health-Methodist, Indianapolis, Indiana. Janet Ramundo, MSN, RN, CWOCN, WOC Nurse, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas. Gary Steinberg, MD, Urologic Oncology and Section of Urology, The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Abstract:
Marking the optimal location for a stoma preoperatively enhances the likelihood of a patient's independence in stoma care, predictable pouching system wear times, and resumption of normal activities. Colon and rectal surgeons and certified ostomy nurses are the optimal clinicians to select and mark stoma sites, as this skill is a part of their education, practice, and training. However, these providers are not always available, particularly in emergency situations. The purpose of this position statement, developed by the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society in collaboration with the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and the American Urological Association, is to provide a guideline to assist clinicians (especially those who are not surgeons or WOC nurses) in selecting an effective stoma site.
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