How to get patients talking about continence issues
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How to get patients talking about continence issues

Lynne Pearce Health journalist

Bladder and bowel conditions are common but patients may be embarrassed to discuss them. Advice for students on what you need to know and how to get started

Bladder and bowel difficulties are common – yet fewer than four in ten patients ask for help when they need it, says the RCN. Here is what you need to know.

Nursing Standard. 37, 5, 72-73. doi: 10.7748/ns.37.5.72.s22

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