Has the patient been referred to the Stoma Care Team - ext 56736 or bleep 6937?
Has enough equipment been supplied by the hospital until stock can be obtained out in the community?
Is the patient/carer familiar with equipment to be used and how it works? Has a district nurse been organized to visit three times weekly?
Or If a carer is to look after the patients nephrostomy needs, have they been
shown how to do this.