The Promotion of Continence in Adult Nursing

by D . Colborn (Author)

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  Paperback
  1994

  $4.33

  Nurses have a central role to play in the field of incontinence. Loss of urinary and faecal control is a very significant source of misery for sufferers and, although there are no simple solutions to some problems, others are sometimes easily manageable. This reference text provides: practical guidelines to enable all nurses to develop a full range of knowledge and skills; research and rationale based information; and a problem solving approach to care. Promotion of continence requires few skills which nurses do not already possess. The author applies the existing principles of nursing practice to this problem where nurses can be crucial to the quality and autonomy of individual lives. A Department of Health study in the UK concluded that, in up to 70% of cases, it is possible to help 70% of patients regain full continence. Written for trained nurses at every level, in the community and in hospital, lecturers in nursing and their students should also find this practical book a valuable resource.