Stoma Care- Changing a Colostomy Bag (Nursing Skills)

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Stoma Care- Changing a Colostomy Bag (Nursing Skills)

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Stoma Care- Changing a Colostomy Bag (Nursing Skills)

In this video, we’re going to talk about stoma care. Now, the wafer and bag for an ostomy only NEEDS to be changed every 3 days, or if it’s leaking. But, you still need to be able to assess the stoma itself. In this case we’re going to show you how to replace the bag and clean and assess the stoma. Start by putting a towel under the patient on the side of the stoma. We love you guys! Go out and be your best selves today! And, as always, happy nursing!

Bookmarks:
0.05 Introduction to Stoma Care
0:20 Assessing the stoma
0:47 Cleaning the stoma
1:12 Inspecting the stoma
1:25 Measuring and cutting the stoma
2:00 Applying and sealing the bag
2:35 Documentation
2:41 Outro

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[bobalijon]

As an ostomate myself I can tell you, you are NOT supposed to just remove the wafer from your body, or someone else's. You should use something like adhesive remover or warm water to soak the wafer and loosen it first. Just yoinking it off will make your skin raw and tender, can even make it sore and bleeding. You can even tear the skin if you have thin tissue paper skin, like many do the older you get the skin gets thinner and easier to tear. Secondly, you should never wash around your stoma with warm soapy water. It should be plain warm water only. Soaps can be drying which will make your skin more irritated in the long run, like chapped lips. Also many soaps have oils, lotions etc in it, which should not be on your skin at all- because the oils, lotions, creams etc will make it harder for your wafer to stick to the skin. I stopped watching this video after those two things in the beginning. Bad teaching people this way, that will cause their skin to break down worse, and have many issues with the skin around stoma. Hope you update your teaching video with the way they are instructing ostomates currently in today's time.

[rcs]

First let the viewers know that there are many many manufacturers all with different types and styles. And no matter which one you choose it will never be this quick and easy to change.
HAPPY MUCKING !!!

[dyskover]

Heck, most people don't know anything about this subject. I have a stoma and you learn what works for you. Fear of damaging my stoma was predominant initially.
Not every nurse I had was trained for a colostomy bag change, and some had a time just emptying it for me. Luckily, I've become ambulatory, and can do for myself.

[London]

I hold my scissors next to the stoma to help me approximate the size I need to cut. Bedbound patients typically have the bag to the side. Ambulatory patients usually prefer the bag pointed towards their feet.

[joygernautm]

Great video, but don’t we all wish that changing a colostomy apparatus was that clean and easy😂

[thodstagshorn]

Thanks. My father's bag has been on for 2 weeks and they haven't sent out a nurse yet to change his. I'm getting pretty POed, about to do it myself. Again, thank you, video has been extremely helpful.

[chassiddywilliams]

thank you! this was good! lol i had to change one last night for the first time in about 10 years. i still got it

[kenjiro]

After you clean the stoma, make sure to doff your dirty gloves, perform hand hygiene, and don a new pair of gloves!

[witchielovelife]

Thank you for sharing. It's good to refresh. I haven't done one for a while.

[djhustler]

Great vidoe, i have learnt something and i can able to change now

[imashambokich]

Do we need to do measurement of the output

[alexpereira]

I think the main thing to take away is there is no one single way to change an ileostomy or colostomy, instead there are many right ways to do it

[jessymathew]

I wish it should have been demonstrated on a real patient

[latoyabrewer]

? Has anyone tried using poo be home, or some spray for poop with the odor

[jimspock]

Hello every one. I have had a colostomy for 8 months now and I have to say I hate it. But I have a question does any body else have GP who is slow in signing off on prescriptions
for pouches and stuff, to the point that it's going to be touch and go if I run out before my next delivery. Living with a stoma is bad enough, but this shit ( pun intended ) makes it worse :-(

[IndependentTogetherSince]

Changing every three days is such a waste of super expensive supplies, mine typically last for about a week or sometimes longer.

[adnanal_sarw]

Please talk slowly, because I am Arabic student.

[Mia-m]

Its poop or chocolate it looks like chocolate

[saidatienadwa]

No such a good video..break asecptic technique...