title: Quality improvement and incontinence in long-term care.
abstract: The quality improvement framework provides a practical way for nursing homes to prevent and reduce urinary incontinence (UI)for residents. It provides a means for facilities to identify organizational factors that may be hindering appropriate continence care from being provided to residents. It enables nursing homes to integrate evidence-based UI practices and monitor the consistent application of those practices by staff. The regular collection and analysis of data related to UI is essential for identifying problems,seeking accurate solutions, providing staff with feedback regarding their performance, and evaluating the overall quality of continence care provided to residents.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota, School of Nursing, 6-101 Weaver-Densford Hall, 308 Harvard Street, SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. cmueller@umn.edu
authors.forename: Christine A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Mueller
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011361:Professional Competence; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000451:nursing*