The definitive WOCN-approved guide to ostomy and wound management. This 2nd Edition of the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society Core Curriculum covers ostomy nursing care, stoma management, and integrated wound management practices used in WOC certification.

Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society Core Curriculum: Ostomy Management, 2nd Edition

Based on the curriculum blueprint of the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Education Programs (WOCNEP) and approved by the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN), this practical text for ostomy care is your perfect source for expert guidance, training, and wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) certification exam preparation. It pairs especially well with our WOCN Continence Management Core Curriculum for full WOC exam coverage.

Full of expert advice on ostomy care and wound management, Core Curriculum: Ostomy Management, 2nd Edition is one of the few nursing texts to cover this practice area in detail.

Chapter features include: Objectives at the start of each chapter, Key Points that expand on important concepts, Tables that offer clinical guidelines and care strategies, Case Studies that optimize clinical decision-making, and End-of-Chapter Review Q&As - multiple choice questions followed by answers and rationales.

Essential content for those seeking WOC certification; nursing students in ostomy programs; nurses caring for patients with an ostomy; nurses in gastroenterology, urology, and surgical nursing; graduate nursing students, and nursing faculty. Browse more nursing textbooks on Book Shop Now.