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Podcast: Bowel and Bladder Matters Podcast
Episode: Ostomy Assessment Part 1: Initial assessment in a patient's home
Description: 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 pas...