Good continence care: tips for nurses working in any setting: How to ask the right questions, assess symptoms and provide support before offering pads to patients with continence issues

ABSTRACT

The article offers tips for nurses on providing care for patients with continence issues. Topics discussed include the consequences of pressures on continence services, the lack of confidence among nurses in continence, tools used for initial assessment of bladder symptoms in adults, and the lack of services for younger patients with bladder and bowel issues in the Untied Kingdom.