Treatment of patients with urge or stress urinary incontinence
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Treatment of patients with urge or stress urinary incontinence

Zahirah Hanzaree Continence nurse specialist, Barts and The London NHS Trust, London
Martin J Steggall Associate dean, Pre-Registration Undergraduate Nursing and Midwifery, City University, London, Erectile dysfunction, Barts and The London NHS Trust, London

This article outlines the nursing assessment of urinary incontinence, and describes both conservative management of individuals with incontinence and common pharmacological treatment options. The article focuses on therapeutic options for patients with urge or stress incontinence.

Nursing Standard. 25, 3, 41-46. doi: 10.7748/ns2010.09.25.3.41.c7990

Correspondence

zahirah.hanzaree@bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk

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This article has been subject to double blind peer review

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