PRACTICAL NURSING ASSISTENCE IN AN OSTOMY CORE: EXPERIENCE REPORT

Abstract

Objective: Report an experience of residents’ nurses during its practices in a core of ostomates. Methods: This study it is an experience report describing aspects experienced by the authors in the period they developed specialized nursing care activities with ostomates and/or urinary incontinence patients. In this sense, such practices occurred in the Regional Center of the West of Paraná Ostomy, between July 28 and August 20, 2014. Results: They were attended 15 patients, 66.7 % were female. Age ranged between 35 and 68 years and 53.3 % of patients was from the host city core. With regard to the type of ostomy, it was found that 80% was colostomy patients. Moreover, there were nursing consultations covering the whole process, delivery of medical and hospital supplies and health education users. In addition, you could attend monthly meeting organized by members (patients). Conclusions: The practical specialized assistance developed by residents, in addition to strengthening scientific knowledge and personal values toward the service to ostomates patients, proved of great importance to the user who had the opportunity to raise subsidies to promoting self-care and improvement in their quality life.