Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7516018 | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2014 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
The study contributes to defining a plan of care that assists individuals with a new stoma to adapt to and accept a changed sense of embodied self. It highlights the powerful influence of health care professionals in facilitating this process through their knowledge, experience and individual approaches to care. There is an identified need for on-going review of the work of nurses and others providing care for patients following stoma-forming surgery. The findings of this UK study can have resonance with patient healthcare experiences in other countries, if, despite cultural differences in delegation of professional duties and responsibilities, the global aim is to facilitate meeting individual patient needs.
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Authors
Gabrielle Thorpe, Margaret McArthur, Barbara Richardson,