enterostomal therapist

enterostomal therapist /-stō″məl/ , a registered nurse who is qualified by education in an accredited program in enterostomal therapy to provide care for persons with stomas, draining wounds, fistulae, incontinence, and actual or potential alterations in tissue integrity. Also called endostomy therapist. See also Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses (WOCN) Society.