Gaining Control Over Fecal Incontinence.
Strategies that improve the regularity and efficiency of defecation can eliminate or minimize episodes of fecal incontinence. The medical-surgical nurse's role in identifying patients with fecal incontinence is discussed, along with various treatments to control bowel elimination.
Kendra
K
Gump
Marilee
M
Schmelzer
D003248:Constipation / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003672:Defecation / Q000502:physiology*; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D000069469:Medical-Surgical Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic