Quality Improvement Initiatives for Urinary Incontinence in Nursing Homes

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 8, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Ouslander, Joseph G ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

nursing homes; quality improvement; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; ESTROGEN; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COUGHING; DELIRIUM; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FECES IMPACTION; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LEADERSHIP; NURSING HOME PATIENT; POLYURIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY URGENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE; URINE RETENTION; VAGINITIS;

EID: 33847375649     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.12.020     Document Type: Article

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