Changing bowel hygiene practice successfully: A program to reduce laxative use in a chronic care hospital. A gradual approach - one patient at a time - is a major factor in creating an enduring change in clinical practice

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 12-17

  Benton, Jean M ^a   O'Hara, Patricia A ^b   Chen, Hilda ^b   Harper, Dan W ^b,c   Johnston, Stephen F ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b SCO Hospital   (Canada)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD REARING; CONSTIPATION; DIETARY FIBER; EXERCISE; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHARTICS; CONSTIPATION; DIETARY FIBER; EXERCISE; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE PLANNING; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; TOILET TRAINING;

EID: 0030640433     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4572(97)90124-5     Document Type: Article

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