or learn to execute this measure19.
It is recommended for the family to participate as
facilitator of the support-education system, once it
reinforces the interventions implemented by the care
provider. However, it is necessary to evaluate the family
dynamics and the meaningful relationships among its
members, to evaluate the impact of this influence. The
theoretical, practical and investigative evidence of the
meaning assigned to the family, both for the wellness
and health of its members, and for the effect on the
disease, implies that nurses consider family-centered care
as part of the nursing care(20).
Therefore, by menas of nursing interventions based
on the support-education system, we contributed with
the development of the patients self-care capacity. This
was facilitated because the care prioritized a new view
of the individual about her health status.
Some factors did not allow the execution of a more
effective care with more consistent results. Among them,
the time of nursing actions stands out, for it is limited
to one month, and the experience of care was carried
out during a graduate class. In addition, our care
experience shows the reality of just one subject, which
limits generalizations of the findings. The answer to the
care depends on the adaptation to the ostomy, on the
interest and capacity of the individual for his or her own
care and the preparation of the care provider in the actions offered.