Introduction -- Standards and Guidelines -- Value of SCNs -- Health Economics -- Normal GI function and mechanisms for disturbance of function -- Colorectal Cancer care -- Types of surgery -- Normal KUB function -- Urological cancers -- Types of surgery -- Stomas and their Management -- Patient Assessment and siting -- Managing difficult stomas -- Skin Issues and Management -- Fistula Management -- Paediatric stomas -- Body image and sexuality -- Sources of Support -- Living with a stoma

This book provides specialist and general nurses with a comprehensive guide to the art and science of stoma care nursing, from the Association of Stoma Care Nurses UK, the only association for SCNs in UK. The chapters follow a schematic outline of knowledge required for nurses caring for patients who are undergoing stoma surgery; from the essence of nursing to the management of patients living with a long term condition. It also presents and discusses the issues surrounding the clinical picture such as prescription and community issues as well as sources of support available for patients. This text serves as an excellent resource for all disciplines of health care staff caring for individuals living with a stoma