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Incontinence in old age

01 July 1992

Elderly Care

Incontinence

There are many different reasons why people are incontinent. Incontinence is in itself a symptom, not a diagnosis – a sign that something is wrong, without saying...

Urodynamic and medical investigations of urinary incontinence

01 May 1987

Elderly Care

Continence

An article on medical investigation of incontinence in old age has been deliberately included in this series for nurses. Good medical care is just as important as...

Breaking the silence

01 September 1993

Elderly Care

Continence

Incontinence of urine or faeces is a common problem, affecting over three million people of all ages in the UK today. For many it causes embarrassment, discomfort...

Faecal incontinence in adults

06 August 1997

Nursing Standard

News

This article provides a practical overview of the care and management for adults who are faecally incontinent.

Hooked on linking research to real life

15 April 2011

Nurse Researcher

General

PROFESSOR CHRISTINE Norton is best known for her research into faecal incontinence and her ability to combine clinical and academic roles successfully.

Providing appropriate services for continence: an overview

26 June 1996

Nursing Standard

Continence care

Continence services have never before had such a high profile in the NHS. The Department of Health has just funded the distribution of 5,000 copies of two major...

Mission of the RCN institute

31 July 1996

Nursing Standard

Learning unit 043

‘To promote education, research and development through providing access to quality learning opportunities; integrating research, practice development and quality...

Asking simple questions: promoting continence

02 March 1994

Nursing Standard

Rcn nursing update

This unit of learning has been produced to support the initiatives of ‘national continence week’, shortly to be run by the department of health. nurses can clearly...

Prescribing rights

07 November 1990

Nursing Standard

Supplement nurse prescribing

The report of the advisory group on nurse prescribing (1) has met a mixed response from continence advisers. There is much to be welcomed in this report which, if...

Why research needs nurses

12 February 2014

Nursing Standard

Careers

As this year’s Florence Nightingale Foundation conference draws nearer, three of the event’s top speakers will be calling for more investment in some of the big...