title: Assessment and nursing management of homebound clients with urinary incontinence.
abstract: Home care nurses are in a unique position to identify urinary incontinence and to assist patients and their families to manage urinary incontinence in the home care setting. Investigators of this study surveyed home care nurses regarding their assessment and management of elderly homebound clients with urinary incontinence. Recommendations were made to home care nurses for how to improve their care of geriatric patients with urinary incontinence.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Brooks
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009731:Nursing Audit; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*