Something New in Nursing Education?

[To Dream a Dream]

Our area NE Pennsylvania news station showed a story about the challenges faced by local nursing programs due to the current pandemic. I was amazed to see that one of the manikins (representing a human patient) lying in a hospital bed had a longitudinal scar in the center of its torso & a stoma on its left abdomen. Is this something new in nursing education or am I way behind the times as usual? Something to be applauded at any rate.

[jstl]

I think there may be more inclusion of ostomy education across the board. At my last doctor office visit (pre-COVID) I mentioned to the freshly minted PA that I had an ileo and she started telling me all the medication precautions we needed (I usually have to explain why I don't want meds that cause more output or have diuretic effect). I made sure to let her know how impressed and happy I was with her.

[Diane C]

Glad to hear. Progress! It's taken a while...!

[Caroline]

When I did my phlebotomy training in 2010 we worked with dummies to learn some other skills and the dummies had ostomies back then as well.
Caroline

[xctm1]

MY wife got her Certified Nursing Assistant certificate a few years ago and they received training on how to change an ostomy pouch.