Cathy Wogamon, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CWON, CFCN
Lake City VA Medical Center, Lake City, FL
NOVA Chapter 160
To celebrate Ostomy Awareness Day, the Wound/Ostomy Team at the Lake City VA Medical Center presented a mobile education cart highlighting ostomy products and ostomy awareness facts. The Wound/Ostomy Team provided handouts from the United Ostomy Association (UOAA) listing several little-known ostomy facts. A mobile cart was decorated with an ostomy theme and taken to the hospital units for the nursing staff as well as other staff such as clerks, MDs, and techs. The Wound/Ostomy Team provided information on ostomy products and samples of the products that are used at the facility. For everyone who participated, their name was placed in a drawing and a small gift basket was presented to the winner. The staff were very receptive and excited to receive the education on ostomies and ostomy care that was brought directly to them.
