"Colostomy" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 2 of 16 - About 158 Essays
  • Good Essays

    negative feelings and give her time to adjust to the stoma and colostomy bag. It is vital to make sure that the child does not have a negative body image correlating with the mother’s reaction to the colostomy. Talking together with the parents and child can help everyone express their feelings openly and the nurse’s role is to encourage participation in care so that the parents and child adapt and become more comfortable with the colostomy. The nurse should continue to reassure the child and promote

    Premium Brain Central nervous system Nervous system

    • 716 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Early Stage Colon Surgery

    • 495 Words
    • 2 Pages

    unrealistic to reconnect the sound parts of your colon or rectum‚ you may need a perpetual or transitory colostomy. This includes making an opening in the mass of your mid-region from a bit of the rest of the entrail for the disposal of body waste into an exceptional sack. In some cases the colostomy is just brief‚ permitting your colon or rectum time to mend after surgery. At times‚ in any case‚ the colostomy might be changeless. Lymph hub evacuation. Adjacent lymph hubs are normally additionally expelled

    Premium Cancer Oncology Chemotherapy

    • 495 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Right Colonic Surgery

    • 393 Words
    • 2 Pages

    amended results and lower colostomy/ileostomyrates(20). It additionally sanctions time to amend the patient’s functional status by resuscitation‚ optimizing the co-morbidities‚ bowel preparation‚ pre-operative assessment (tumor staging‚ synchronous lesion screening) and to implement neo-adjuvant chemotherapy‚ if required(21-23). Studies have reported that pre-operative SEMS insertion as BTS can augment primary anastomosis rate and taper the post-operative morbidity rate‚ colostomy/ileostomy rate‚ admission

    Premium Cancer Surgery Blood

    • 393 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Ethan Saylor‚ a twenty-six year-old with Down Syndrome‚ was slammed to the floor‚ held down‚ and handcuffed. The brutal force left the young man with a fracture in his throat cartilage resulting in his tragic death caused by asphyxiation. After seeing the movie Zero Dark Thirty‚ Ethan briefly left the theater then returned to see it again without paying. The manager of the theater then called security which was three off-duty deputies acting as security officers. Ethan swore at them and refused to

    Premium English-language films Debut albums Man

    • 821 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    she is going to surgery but she is really going for a test. I am going to explain how easy it is to confuse colonoscopy with colostomy‚ especially if you are not well versed in medical terminology. You will also see how important it is to a Biller and Coder to know the difference. Colonoscopy is the process of visually examining the colon with an endoscope. Colostomy is “a surgical procedure making an opening in the colon through the abdominal wall to redirect waste out of the body into an external

    Premium Surgery Physician Medicine

    • 344 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    bright red blood per rectum and cramping abdominal pain in November‚ 2012. After detailed investigation‚ he has been diagnosed with stage for colon cancer with stomach and liver metastasis. He underwent bowel resection in December‚ 2012 resulting in colostomy. His present concern includes abdominal discomfort‚ chronic fatigue‚ weakness‚ poor appetite‚ disturbed sleep and heart burn. His performance status is worsening and he needs assistance

    Premium Cancer Colorectal cancer Oncology

    • 3716 Words
    • 15 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Better Essays

    Ostomy: A Case Study

    • 1231 Words
    • 5 Pages

    George was admitted to the hospital for surgery. George had a partial sigmoid colectomy due to a perforated DVT which resulted in a colostomy‚ an appendectomy and then a placement of an ABthera open negative wound vac. George was admitted to the ICU unit after surgery and extubated on February 11. The next day he was noted to be extremely anxious and diaphoretic with increased vital

    Premium Mind Thought Bob Dylan

    • 1231 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Better Essays

    NCLEXGI

    • 5723 Words
    • 34 Pages

    The nurse is taking the health history of a 70-year-old patient being treated for a Duodenal Ulcer. After being told the patient is complaining of epigastric pain‚ the nurse expects to note which assessment finding? Melena Nausea Hernia Hyperthermia A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a patient with severe Gastroesophogeal Reflux Disease. Which of these statements by the patient indicates a need for more teaching? Top of Form “I’m going to limit my meals to 2-3 per day to reduce acid secretion

    Premium Peptic ulcer Hepatitis Abdominal pain

    • 5723 Words
    • 34 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Cover Letter

    • 336 Words
    • 2 Pages

    education and updating skills Jessica Hopkins continued... Employment History 2002-2008. Personal Assistant (Home worker) George and Clara MacDuff – Kinmount‚ Ontario Jobs included: Medication (includes insulin injections and narcotics) colostomy care‚ wound care

    Premium Nursing Problem solving Licensed practical nurse

    • 336 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Better Essays

    nearby lymph nodes is removed. If possible‚ the intestine is then reconnected. If the intestine cannot be reconnected‚ because of an infection or obstruction‚ a colostomy will be performed. A colostomy brings the end of the colon closest to the stomach up through the skin where the stool drains into a sack called an ostomy pouch. The colostomy is usually temporary and can be reversed with a second operation; generally after about three -six months. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy‚ along with surgery

    Premium Essay Difference Colorectal cancer

    • 1060 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Better Essays
Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 16