Wendy Sansom1
1Box Hill Hospital, Arnold Street, Box Hill, Victoria, 3128
The integrity of the peristomal skin is vital not only for patient comfort, body image, self esteem etc, but for the maintenance of a leak proof appliance. Nurses and Ostomates alike use a plethora of products on the peristomal skin for a variety of reasons, some practices validated and some learned, however, I would ask the question – Do Stomal Therapy Nurses stop and really think about the impacts of what we put on the peristomal skin and how it interacts with the properties of a Hydrocolloid? I would also ask the question – Do we really know the answer to this?
This paper will review some of the products currently used on peristomal skin from data collected from both a survey of Stomal Therapy Nurses and Ostomates.
The analysis of the impacts of these products in relation to skin issues and hydrocolloid effectiveness will be discussed.
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Keywords
Peristomal skin, Hydrocolloids, Stomal Therapy Nursing Practices