Colostomy Teaching 2360
Instructed patient/caregiver about some things you can do to help move things through your ostomy: Watch for swelling of
the stoma and adjust the opening of the wafer as needed until the swelling goes down.
Reviewed October 2018
Reviewed for general reference only. Adapt to your patient, agency policy, and scope of practice.
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