• Developing individualized rehabilitative care that is essential to facilitating the patient’s return to a productive lifestyle
• Assessment and evaluation
• Teaching and counseling
• Stoma site marking
• Selection of appropriate pouching system
• Care and correction of problems associated with difficult stomas
• Skin protection and maintenance
• Dietary management
• Consultation with a physician as needed

According to the United Ostomy Association of America (UOAA):

• Nearly 750,000 individuals have an ostomy
• 75,000 new fecal and urinary ostomies are created annually

An article published in Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare indicated that when a Wound Ostomy Continence (WOC) Nurse is involved with the care of the ostomy patient, the patient, family, and overall medical team benefit.

Referral and consultation with Coral Springs Medical Center's Board Certified (WOCN) Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) Patricia Paxton-Alan may be obtained for a $50 facility fee. For an appointment, please call 954-344-3094.