Colostomy care Teaching 2192
Ostomy care Instructed patient the materials you use to wash your stoma and the skin around it should be clean, but they do not need
to be sterile.
Reviewed March 2018
Reviewed for general reference only. Adapt to your patient, agency policy, and scope of practice.
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