title: Comprehensive management of urinary incontinence through quality improvement efforts.
abstract: This article provides a comprehensive examination of eight factors to analyze the potential and contributing causes of urinary incontinence (UI) in long-term care facilities. These factors can guide quality improvement committees to reduce the prevalence of UI. The eight factors--evidence-based practice, assessment, environment, education, staffing, communication, involvement, and evaluation/feedback--were identified through an analysis of 70 quality improvement plans developed by Minnesota nursing facilities and substantiated by the research literature.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota's School of Nursing, Minneapolis, USA.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.forename: Holly
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cain
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008910:Minnesota; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009735:Nursing Homes; D009746:Nursing, Team; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011361:Professional Competence; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing*