Philosophy

"Modern nursing care of the elderly should be about mobilization, not bed care; it should be about regaining and maintaining skills and abilities, not acceptance of less than the older individual's maximum functional level. Underlying such dynamic nursing care of the old is comfort and support" (Wells, 1980).

• It is within the domain of nursing to assess and manage urinary incontinence (UI) in elderly patients across the continuum of care.
• Studies have been done to show what knowledge nurses have of UI.
• Awareness of these studies, and awareness of the concepts of UI can be integrated into treatment and plans of care.

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