Need an article on colostomy takedown (colostomy reversal) - Please help!!!

[RN student=)]

HI!!! I am a second semster RN students and I really need help. I am doing a case study on colostomy takedown and I need an article written by an RN and a good book about such procedures and diseases linked to them. Does anybody have any good sitesor book?Thank you:mad:

[VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN]

Hi RN student

Might try these for starters:

http://www.nursingcenter.com/prodev/ce_article.asp?tid=288168

http://www.nursing-standard.co.uk/archives/ns/vol14-51/pdfs/p3843w51.pdf

http://www.nursing-standard.co.uk/archives/ns/vol18-18/pdfs/v18n18p4142.pdf

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/431394

[Daytonite, BSN, RN]

the only online article i could find on colostomies, and it only briefly mentions a reversal is this one from rn magazine:

http://rnweb.com/rnweb/article/articledetail.jsp?id=172929 - meeting the needs of your ostomy patient

i think your best route is to enlist the help of a medical librarian to help you.

[RN student=)]

thank you sooo mcuh. the sites were very hrlpfull