Colostomy Teaching 1871
Instructed patient to check your skin and the back of your skin barrier each time you change your pouching system. You can use a mirror to check your skin under the stoma. Look for any places where stool or urine may have leaked under the skin barrier and onto your skin. When you apply your next pouching system these areas may need some extra reinforcement with skin barrier strips, rings or paste.
Reviewed July 2018
Reviewed for general reference only. Adapt to your patient, agency policy, and scope of practice.
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