Caring for the Resident with Urinary Incontinence
Date: Instructor:
Description: This inservice gives information on types of urinary incontinence, and gives interventions
for maintaining and improving continence.
Objectives:
On completion of this inservice, participants will be able to:
List several undesirable effects of urinary incontinence
Describe three types of urinary incontinence
Define two kinds of incontinence programs
Give several interventions to provide care and comfort for the incontinent resident
Outline:
Prevalence and Undesirable Effects of Urinary Incontinence
Types of Urinary Incontinence
Urge Incontinence
Stress Incontinence
Functional Incontinence
Incontinence Programs
Bladder Retraining / Rehabilitation
Prompted Voiding
Interventions for the Incontinent Resident
Urinary Incontinence 1