Stroke-Related Disability and Provision of Nursing Care in Liverpool

Rehabilitation nurses practices in relation to urinary incontinence following stroke: a cross‐cultural comparison

“…However, this study highlights a tension because despite recognising that UI was a problem for stroke survivors, the nurses did not feel that specific education was needed to promote continence effectively. Booth (1999) and Sangster et al. (1993) reported similar findings, indicating that nurses saw managing incontinence as core activity for the discipline and thus believed their knowledge base to be sufficient.…”

“…However, this study highlights a tension because despite recognising that UI was a problem for stroke survivors, the nurses did not feel that specific education was needed to promote continence effectively. Booth (1999) and Sangster et al (1993) reported similar findings, indicating that nurses saw managing incontinence as core activity for the discipline and thus believed their knowledge base to be sufficient. Unfortunately, the nurses' confidence is not borne out in practice, as indicated by the findings of the recent UK Stroke Sentinel Audit where just over half of stroke survivors had any evidence of a written plan for managing UI and 29% were catheterised.…”