What, you may wonder, is a wound, ostomy, continence, foot care nurse? Most people who ask what I do have had some type of experience with wound care, even if only an accidental cut, scrape or burn.

For many years, ostomy surgery was rarely spoken of. It is performed for a variety of disease processes, including birth defects, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, incontinence and cancer. It can be ...

What does a wound and ostomy nurse specialist do? We provide care to people with abdominal stomas, wounds, fistulas, drains, pressure ulcers and/or continence disorders. I happen to work in a hospital ...

"I was not going to miss it," said Taplin, who was dealing with a colostomy at the time. Taplin had found help from Jodie Atkinson, a nurse at Clinton's Mercy Medical Center, who has been accredited ...

Patients at hospitals staffed by nurses who’ve earned specialty certification in wound, ostomy and continence care are less likely to experience pressure injuries, according to a recent study ...

PHOENIX, Sept. 3 Nurses who specialize in wound, ostomy & continence care will have the opportunity to participate in a groundbreaking conference that combines the expertise of two premier wound, ...

Enterostomal therapy nurse plays a crucial role in defining the life of an ostomy patient. Mrs. Anjali Patwardhan, formerly associated with TATA Memorial Hospital – Mumbai, delves into the issues of ...