Course Description
Course Description:
The purpose of this webinar is to explore the comprehensive nursing care for patients with ostomies, highlighting the significance of addressing both their physical and emotional needs. By integrating recent findings from a systematic review, the session aims to demonstrate effective nurse-led interventions for optimizing ostomy management, specifically focusing on hygiene, ostomy bag changes, and peristomal skin care. Additionally, the webinar seeks to underscore the importance of providing essential emotional support to patients, caregivers, and families throughout the entire ostomy journey.
Contact Hours: 1
Target Audience:
Instructional Level: IntermediateAccreditation Information:
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Course Goals & Objectives:
Course Goals:
The purpose of this webinar is to explore the comprehensive nursing care for patients with ostomies, highlighting the significance of addressing both their physical and emotional needs. By integrating recent findings from a systematic review, the session aims to demonstrate effective nurse-led interventions for optimizing ostomy management, specifically focusing on hygiene, ostomy bag changes, and peristomal skin care. Additionally, the webinar seeks to underscore the importance of providing essential emotional support to patients, caregivers, and families throughout the entire ostomy journey.
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the different types of ostomies
- List causative factors and indicators for ostomy placement.
- Describe the process of site selection before ostomy placement surgery.
- Identify possible complications of ostomies.
- Understand the importance of patient education prior to and following the ostomy procedure.
- Describe ostomy care and management techniques within the various healthcare settings, including inpatient, outpatient care environments.
- Discuss patient education topics to encourage self-care in ostomy manageme
Disclosures:
Seminar-On-Demand
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Contact Hours: 1 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).
Target Audience: Nursing
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Criteria for Completion: The successful completion of a post course examination is required to receive credit for your participation. A score of 70% or higher is required. You will have additional attempts to pass the examination should it be needed.
Personnel Disclosure:
Financial – Abbie Schmitt, is employed and receives a salary. She receives payment from Colibri Healthcare, LLC for the presentation of this course.
Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.
Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service
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Authors:
Abbie Schmitt, RN, MSN
Abbie Schmitt, RN, MSN, is an accomplished Nurse Educator and Author with a Master's Degree in Nursing from Liberty University. She has a diverse background, including roles in CPR instruction, incident management, nursing education, and clinical practice, demonstrating her versatility in the healthcare field. Abbie holds multiple certifications and licenses, reflecting her commitment to professional growth. Her published CE courses and her dedication to improving healthcare practices underline her significant contributions to the nursing profession.
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