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THE EVOLUTION OF THE CONTINENCE NURSE ADVISOR IN THE U.K. AND ITS RELEVANCE TO AUSTRALIA*
Author(s) -
Wellings Cynthea
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
australian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 0726-4240
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-6612.1986.tb00838.x
Subject(s) - relevance (law) , nursing , resource (disambiguation) , medicine , psychology , political science , computer science , computer network , law
Summary In the U.K. the complex problem of continence management has been tackled by the evolution of specialist nurses. The development of Continence Nurse Advisors in Australia could be an answer to the growing problem of incontinence within our society and be an invaluable resource aimed at total health care of the aged.