Emma Cook describes the assessment and treatment of children with continence problems.
The aim of this article is to develop nurses’ knowledge and skills to enable them to assess a child with continence problems. After reading this article you should be able to:
Identify the key factors of childhood incontinence.
Discuss the psycho-social effects incontinence may have on the child and his or her family.
Undertake an assessment of incontinence using appropriate questioning techniques.
Discuss the management of different continence problems.
Nursing Standard. 13, 38, 48-52. doi: 10.7748/ns1999.06.13.38.48.c2619
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