title: Nursing evaluation and treatment of geriatric outpatients with urinary incontinence. Geriatric day hospital model: a case study.
abstract: Nurses have ideal skills to detect, assess, and treat urinary incontinence in elderly outpatients. A practical approach to promoting continence is presented. The Geriatric Day Hospital model provides an outpatient alternative for evaluating and treating frail elderly patients with multiple problems, including urinary incontinence.
authors.affiliation: Center for Geriatric Health, Century City Hospital, UCLA School of Nursing.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Morishita
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D003631:Day Care, Medical; D004777:Environment; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010808:Physical Examination; D011581:Psychological Tests; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000451:nursing* / Q000534:rehabilitation