Developed to provide an introductory understanding of stoma care. This CPD-accredited course is for healthcare professionals and carers to provide fundamental knowledge of stoma care.
Introduction to Stoma Care Course
About the course
This course has been designed to offer an introductory understanding of stoma care focussing on positive patient outcomes from pre-surgery, through to discharge and patient self-care.
This course is suitable for all healthcare professionals including carers, who may care for someone with a stoma. It is also suitable for new Stoma Care Nurses and student nurses.
⏱️ Completion time: 40 minutes
Course overview
The course is split across four core modules and focuses on positive patient outcomes. Each module will guide and empower you to understand and practice the fundamentals of stoma care. Interactive elements will reinforce each module’s learning, and the course ends with a quiz and certificate of completion.
The introduction explores the main types of stoma, providing you with a brief overview of how and why a stoma might be formed and introduces you to the different types of stoma pouch.
We then outline the role of the Specialist Stoma Care Nurse (SCN) and look at how the SCN works with other healthcare professionals to support the patient pathway. The post-operative period and stoma management explores the fundamentals of successful care following surgery, one of the most important periods for successful patient outcomes.
The final part explores the steps required to discharge a patient and how to help patients care for their stoma and return to their normal lifestyle.
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