URINARY-INCONTINENCE IN OLDER ADULTS ADMITTED TO ACUTE-CARE

Authors
BRADWAY C HERNLY S
Citation
C. Bradway et S. Hernly, URINARY-INCONTINENCE IN OLDER ADULTS ADMITTED TO ACUTE-CARE, Geriatric nursing, 19(2), 1998, pp. 98-102
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Nursing,"Geiatric & Gerontology
Journal title
Geriatric nursing → ACNP
ISSN journal
01974572
Volume
19
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
98 - 102
Database
ISI
SICI code
0197-4572(1998)19:2<98:UIOAAT>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Nurses are in a key position to identify and treat urinary incontinenc e (UI)in hospitalized elders. This article reviews the consequences an d etiologies of UI with an emphasis on the most common types of UI enc ountered in the acute hospital setting. Assessment parameters and care strategies are highlighted; a nursing standard of practice protocol a lso is included.