title: Role of the advanced practice nurse in continence care in the home.
abstract: Because incontinence is one of the most common problems encountered in the home care setting, home care agencies are beginning to recognize the importance of having a continence care program, and the need for advance practice nurses (APNs) to assume roles as continence care nurses (CCNs) is increasing. Through a comprehensive continence care program, incontinence is curable and easy to treat. This article describes the role of the APN as a CCN, and provides a description of the assessment and therapeutic management of the various types of urinary incontinence, focusing on the elderly patient in the home care setting.
authors.affiliation: Visiting Nurses' Association, San Mateo, California, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Beheshti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fonteyn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000451:nursing*