In this episode, we talk about ostomy assessment, specifically the initial assessment in the home of a patient with a new ostomy. This is part 1 of a 2-part series.
Guest bio:
Janet has 34 years’ experience in WOC nursing and has been certified as a CWOCN since 1985. Her career began with a focus in critical care as a certified critical care registered nurse. In 1996, she began a private wound, ostomy, continence practice, first as a partnership and presently as sole proprietor practicing across the continuum with a focus on ostomy care and a passion for patients attaining their desirable quality of life. Janet runs three outpatient ostomy clinics serving different populations.
Janet lectures nationally and internationally, has co-authored both a home study course on Wound Management & Healing and an educational video on Common Perineal Skin Injuries, and published on Quality of Life of People Living with an Ostomy. She participates in Ostomy and Incontinence Associated Dermatitis research. Her peers awarded her the PCR ET Nurse of the Year Award in 1996, PCR President’s Award in 2000 and PCR Professional Educational Award in 2004.
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