Urostomy Teaching 1832
Instructed patient when you call your nurse or doctor you have nausea, bloating, pain, or are vomiting, you have little or no urine coming from your stoma, your stoma changes in size or appearance, you are weak and unable to do your normal activities.
Reviewed November 2017
Reviewed for general reference only. Adapt to your patient, agency policy, and scope of practice.
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