Helping older patients to adapt to stomas using an enhanced recovery programme.

The article aims to help community nurses be aware of the patient's journey before and after an operation for them to continue to support patients at home. Topics mentioned include the use of a validated quality-of-life assessment tool to help in identifying areas to be addressed, a stoma practice pack for preparing the patient and their family to accept and deal with stoma care, assessment of preoperative nutritional status.