Nursing Care Plan: Disturbed Body Image Related to Colostomy

Assessment

• The patient expresses negative feelings about their body.
• The patient avoids looking at or touching their stoma.
• The patient withdraws from social activities.
• The patient has difficulty accepting their new body image.

Nursing Diagnosis

Disturbed body image related to colostomy

Planning

• The patient will express positive feelings about their body.
• The patient will be able to look at and touch their stoma without difficulty.
• The patient will participate in social activities.
• The patient will accept their new body image.

Interventions

• Provide the patient with information about colostomy surgery and the care of a stoma.
• Encourage the patient to talk about their feelings about their body.
• Help the patient to develop coping mechanisms for dealing with negative feelings about their body.
• Refer the patient to a support group for people with colostomies.
• Provide the patient with opportunities to interact with other people who have colostomies.
• Encourage the patient to participate in activities that make them feel good about themselves.
• Help the patient to find ways to camouflage their stoma, if desired.

Evaluation

The patient will be evaluated on their ability to:

• Express positive feelings about their body.
• Look at and touch their stoma without difficulty.
• Participate in social activities.
• Accept their new body image.

The patient’s progress will be documented in their medical record.