To retrieve, evaluate and summarize the relevant evidence of whole-course nursing management of adult patients with enterostomy and provide a reference for the whole-course nursing management of patients with enterostomy.

The methods of evidence-based nursing were used to search the guidelines, evidence summary, group standards, expert consensus and systematic evaluation related to the whole-course nursing management of adult enterostomy patients from the domestic and foreign guidelines network, websites of relevant societies and databases. The retrieval time was from the establishment of the database to April 30, 2021. The quality evaluation criteria of the included guidelines were quantitatively scored using the AGREE Ⅱ, and the included evidence was graded according to the Australian JBI Evidence Based Health Care Centre Evidence Grading and Evidence Recommendation Grading System (2014 Edition) .

A total of 8 articles were included, all of which were evidence-based guidelines. A total of 11 pieces of evidence were collected from 4 aspects, including principles of whole-course management of adult enterostomy patients, preoperative positioning and education, postoperative evaluation and education and follow-up after discharge.

The evidence used in this study mainly comes from evidence-based guidelines issued by well-known foreign guideline-setting institutions. The level of evidence is high and the credibility is good. It is suggested that evidence application personnel should select the best evidence according to hospital characteristics and clinical environment, and do a good job in nursing management of adult enterostomy patients.

Enterostomy; Adults; Whole-course; Nursing management; Evidence summary