Enterostomal Nurse

An enterostomal nurse, sometimes called an ET nurse, is a registered nurse who works with patients with new or long-term ostomies, such as ileostomy, colostomy or urostomy.  An ET nurse is also specialty trained in caring for complex wounds such as pressure ulcers and treating wounds caused by incontinence. ET nurses care for patients of…

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An ostomy nurse provides care and treatment for patients with digestive and urinary disorders.  This specialty falls within the specialty of wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) nursing.  For ostomy care, nurses provide pre-operative and post-operative support, and education for patients with colostomies, ileostomies, and urostomies.  Ostomy nurses can see patients in inpatient or outpatient settings…

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