History-taking and clinical examination skills from a stoma nurse's perspective

Comprehensive history-taking and clinical examination skills are examples of role development for a stoma care nurse specialist. Comprehensive history-taking is a thorough exploration of a patient's presenting complaint and the gathering of subjective information, while clinical examination is...

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Published in:	Gastrointestinal nursing Vol. 11; no. 8; pp. 29 - 36
Main Authors:	Quigley, Fiona, Martin, Daphne SE
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London MA Healthcare 01-10-2013
Subjects:	Clinical United Kingdom > UK Role development Stoma care History-taking Clinical examination skills Application
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Summary:	Comprehensive history-taking and clinical examination skills are examples of role development for a stoma care nurse specialist. Comprehensive history-taking is a thorough exploration of a patient's presenting complaint and the gathering of subjective information, while clinical examination is the gathering of objective information from a head-to-toe assessment or a focused assessment of a particular body system. This paper demonstrates the application of comprehensive history-taking and gastrointestinal clinical examination skills by the stoma care nurse in a clinical community setting, and explores their advantages and disadvantages in stoma care practice.
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ISSN:	1479-5248 2052-2835
DOI:	10.12968/gasn.2013.11.8.29