A Qualitative Research Study to Assess the Knowledge Regarding Stoma Care among Staff Nurses in Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai

Abstract Introduction: Ostomy frequency is increasing worldwide.These are approximately 750,000 ostomies in Unites States.According to the survey conducted by Asia South Pacific Ostomy Association and of India,Mumbai as on June 2010-2012,there are 3 lakhs ostomates in India. Many times, patients are embarrassed when they have to use public restorations to empty their bag.Teach the patients with ostomies about the various methods of odour control. Remind them that if the abg is clean and sealed well, odour usually is not a problem during normal activity.Types of ostomy procedures include colostomy,ileostomy and urostomy.The type performed depend on the location and extend of the disease or injury. Methods: A Qualitative research study was adopted for this study.The study was conducted in selected hospital, TMH,Mumbai.30 samples were selected by using Non-convienent probability sampling technique by means of learning methods.Structured questionnaire were used to assess the knowledge regarding care of ostomies among staff nurses. Results: This study depicts that staff nurses with 0-10yrs of clinical experience had an average scoring between 11-19 with 36.7% and the total frequency in average scoring group is 20,with 66.7%.So there is an urgent need for specialized training session and lecture classes regarding stoma care, pouch care and post operative stoma care.