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SURVEY OF KNOWLEDGE OF STAFF ABOUT URINARY INCONTINENCE
Authors:David Fonda  Ruth Nickless
Abstract:Urinary incontinence is a common, distressing and costly condition afflicting up to 25% of hospitalized patients and 60% of nursing home patients most of whom are elderly. It is important for nurses and doctors to have a good knowledge base and positive attitudes in order for them to deal optimally with this condition. A survey of 106 nurses and doctors was conducted in a large general acute teaching hospital. The survey assessed both attitudes and knowledge to various aspects of the causes, investigation and management of incontinence. It was found that (1) most staff had little teaching on this subject, (2) most staff had a poor knowledge base as to causes, investigation and management, (3) about 40% of nurses felt urinary incontinence was an attention seeking act, (4) State enrolled nurses who had the greatest contact with such patients had the poorest knowledge base. The results of this survey support the need for more undergraduate and inservice training, and particularly for the appointment of hospital based Clinical Nurse Specialists, with expertise in continence management.
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