Nursing for Continence Book

This book is written for nurses and all other health professionals who come into contact with incontinent people, and looks at the promotion of continence for the full range of patients - from the bedwetting child to the confused patient in long-stay care, from the young mother with stress incontinence to the older man with post-prostatectomy dribbling. The book focuses on individual and patient-centred delivery care, using research evidence wherever it is available. The necessary theoretical background is presented, as well as practical assessment techniques, including urodynamic studies. There are chapters dealing with specific topics such as the neurogenic bladder, hospital and community care, the use of incontinence aids, faecal incontinence, catheterisation, and the role of the continence adviser. Advice is given on practical aspects of care and on the many positive therapeutic tools which the nurse can use to promote continence.Read More