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Enterostomal Therapy Nurse Specialist
Definition 1
Wound, Ostomy and Continence (WOC) Nurses manage conditions such as stomas, draining wounds, fistulas, vascular ulcers, pressure ulcers, neuropathic wounds, urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, and functional disorders of the bowel and bladder. (WOCN) (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
A registered nurse who has additional education and training in how to care for people who have a wound, an ostomy (surgery to create an opening in the abdomen for a new path for urine or stool), or incontinence (inability to either control the flow of urine from the bladder or the escape of stool from the rectum). (NCI Dictionary)
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