title: Exploration of nursing care strategies for the management of urinary incontinence in hospitalized women.
abstract: Urinary incontinence is a major health condition among hospitalized women. The assessment, identification, and treatment of this condition are lacking. A review of the literature was undertaken to determine the state of the science for managing this condition. Five factors that induce or exacerbate urinary incontinence were identified and are presented here.
authors.affiliation: Middlesex Hospital, Middletown, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Karen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Blanchette
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy*