Colostomy

Maybe an oversized abdominal binder with velcro in the back? This is an administration problem. The AP should be reiterating to the staff that it is unpleasant, but part of the expectations of their position. So sorry you have to deal with this, it has to be frustrating.

We tried the binder and the student can get thru to it. At our meeting our principle literally did not speak a word. I was so mad. He wouldnt empty it if it needed to be emptied so he says the teachers shouldnt have to. Well the care plan from the dr says otherwise. Their reasoning is that they dont know how to assess a stoma. Yes teachers you are right that is my job! You just empty it and I will deal with assessing stoma and changes that are from a bag problem. But a behavior problem is what we have. Thank you though for your comment. Sometimes I feel so alone in this job. Its nice to hear that other people think its not all on me.

I have 1 student with that, he's in Kinder, but I have not have to do anything for him at all. His mother does everything before school and he rarely needs me, which surprises me. In the beginning I thought he was going to be a difficult student to care for, but no! He's very sweet and good kid, and the only times he visited me was for a band-aid. :3

The only thing I was told and trained on is to change a small gauze around the area of the tub and stomach because it tends to get wet and hurt him. But as I said, nothing needed for him. I do have his home nurse on call in case of an emergency.

I wish this mother was easy to work with but its the opposite. She came to pick the student up the other day. I had already emptied it twice. It was a day where the stool was very watery and coming out frequently. So I literally could have emptied it 5 min before she got there and it would have had something in it anyway. She came down the hall requesting for someone to find me. "That nurse needs to empty this!" Um no! You are here now and I quickly showed her the bathroom and she took it from there.

I had a student like this for two years, almost identical situation. I feel your pain. This student would intentionally loosen his bag to get out of class or go home. There was one assistant the first year who would empty his bag or help me change it, but after she left it all fell on me. Parents were very difficult, sometimes he did not even have a spare bag, even after numerous calls to mom that he was out! Unfortunately I cannot offer much advice, except that if the teacher caught him loosening the bag there were consequences, but this was hard because sometimes the bag would loosen on it's own. The other thing that kind of helped to keep the bag on was to use a hair dryer on low, and the heat would help keep the bag on his skin. That was a tip given by his mom. I just wanted to let you know that I feel your pain and I am sorry. This was so hard because caring for him and cleaning him was so time consuming and I also have students with asthma, diabetes, plus all the other injuries and illness I get! Sometimes he would have to wait in poop because I had to prioritize. I hope the situation gets better for you.

Thank you! At least I dont feel alone now!