Maintaining continence in nursing home residents through the application of industrial quality control.
Supervisory nurses in seven nursing homes were taught how to implement a quality control management system that permitted the time-efficient assessment of how well a prompted voiding toileting program continued to be implemented by indigenous nursing aides. Random-hour wet checks taken during the 6-month management period revealed a reduction in wetness from 43% to 21% (p < .0001), which was sustained over the full 6-month period.
Schnelle
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Borun Center for Gerontological Research, UCLA School of Medicine 90024-1687.
Newman
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White
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Abbey
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Wallston
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Fogarty
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Ory
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009728:Nursing Assistants; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000592:standards; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D011786:Quality Control; D014481:United States; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000628:therapy*