title: Oasis M0520 incontinence?: is "leaking" really.
abstract: OASIS M0520 instructions indicate: If the patient is incontinent AT ALL-even occasional leaking-mark "Patient is incontinent." This article describes why "leaking" is incontinence, various causes of urinary incontinence, and what nurses should do when they discover their patients have this problem. By addressing incontinence in its early stages, the nurse may prevent the patient from developing debilitating incontinence.
authors.affiliation: Kapi'olani Women's Center, Urogynecology, Honolulu, HI 96826, USA.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sterling-Fisher
authors.forename: Mary Curry
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Narayan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011361:Professional Competence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing*; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing