the role of the stoma care nurse - luton and dunstable

Stoma Care Presentation

STOMA TEAM ESTABLISHMENT

Team Leader – Colette O’Brien

Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist – Debra Schrader

Specialist Nurse – Shellah Chakandinakira

Healthcare practitioner – Lisa Bird

Secretary/Team leader Personal Assistance – Samantha Wake

PARTNERSHIP

Large Bowel

approx 1.1m in length Caecum

Ascending Transverse Descending Sigmoid Colon Rectum Anus

SMALL BOWEL

APPROX 3-8M IN LENGTH

Duodenum

Jejunum

Ileum

WHAT IS A STOMA

HOWEVER…

ILEAL CONDUIT/ UROSTOMY

Patients range

0 to 100

Number of stomas …..

Approximately 13,500 people in the UK have stoma surgery each year

On average 10-15 new stomas are formed each month at L&D.

Currently 1100 patients on our stoma database

HISTORY OF STOMA NURSES

1958 – Norma Gill, (ileostomate) Highlighted the lack of support available

1961 – She set up the first training programme for professionals

1969 – In Uk the First stoma clinic was set up by Barbara Saunders at St Bartholomew's hospital

1971 - She became the First stoma care nurse

L&D STOMA TEAM NOW…

Stoma nurses have Bsc and working towards Msc in nursing

The team has presented at a National Stoma Care Conference

We have a Nurse Prescriber within stoma care

We are actively involve with the community and hold patient events.

STOMA APPLIANCES

STOMA APPLIANCES

1950’s – 1960’s

Development of stoma

products over the years

UNDER-DEVELOPED

COUNTRIES

Role of the Stoma Nurse

Pre-operative assessment and stoma care counselling

Specialist teaching of stoma care during hospital admission

Stoma care education for Healthcare Professionals

Community support on discharge

Nurse-led clinics in the Hospital and community for continued follow-up

Nursing Service

Emotional support

Thank you for listening…….