The Effect of Preoperative Stoma Site Marking and Hospital Length of Stay
Date of Award
2-2013
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Department
Nursing
First Chairperson
Linda L. Strong
Committee Member
Julie G. Stewart
Committee Member
Sandra Wainwright
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to determine if the intervention of pre-operative stoma siting by a certified wound, ostomy, continence nurse (CWOCN) Advanced Practice Nurse (APRN) in the pre-operative period will impact the patient hospital length of stay.
Recommended Citation
Mascolo, Linda, "The Effect of Preoperative Stoma Site Marking and Hospital Length of Stay" (2013). Nursing Dissertations. 9.
https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/nurs_diss/9
Comments
A practice dissertation presented to the faculty of the Department of Nursing, College of Health Professions, Sacred Heart University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Nursing Practice.