Continence management in acute stroke: A survey of current practices in Australia

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 94-104

  Jordan, Louise Anne ^a   Mackey, Elizabeth ^b   Coughlan, Kelly ^c   Wyer, Mary ^d   Allnutt, Nissa ^e   Middleton, Sandy ^e  

^a Clinical Service Delivery New England Health   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^c BOX HILL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute stroke; Clinical practice guidelines; Continence management; Stroke units; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION NURSING; STANDARD; STATISTICS; STROKE; URINE INCONTINENCE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION NURSING; STROKE; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 78650100318     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05480.x     Document Type: Article

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