Most nurses know that a colostomy is an opening of the abdomen in which the colon produces stool from via a stoma, rather than the rectum. If you have worked in the hospital, you probably have taken care of a patient with a colostomy. There are specific indications in which a patient would need a colostomy, and there are several types. Nursing care and education for these patients is important for their life going forward with a colostomy. Specialties Gastroenterology Article
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