Do nurses promote urinary continence in hospitalized older people?: An exploratory study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1276-1286

  Dingwall, Lindsay ^a   Mclafferty, Ella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Hospital in patients; Nursing; Older people; Promoting urinary continence; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFLICT; DIAPER; EDUCATION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; URINE INCONTINENCE; WORKLOAD;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FOCUS GROUPS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INCONTINENCE PADS; INPATIENTS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; TIME MANAGEMENT; URINARY INCONTINENCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33748711879     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01381.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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