Urinary & Fecal Incontinence, 3rd Edition

by Dorothy B. Doughty, MN, RN, CWOCN, FAAN

Hardcover

ISBN: 9780323031356

Publication Date: 12-15-2005

Page Count: 656

Imprint: Mosby

List Price: $92.99

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Key Features
- Authored and contributed by leaders in the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN).
- Provides an in-depth review of the physiology of continence, the pathologic mechanisms producing incontinence, and current treatment options to facilitate optimal assessment and care.
- Features detailed assessment guidelines to help clinicians accurately identify causative and contributing factors, and implement of a comprehensive management plan.
- Discusses urinary incontinence and fecal incontinence in separate sections to address the special considerations for each in an organized, focused, easy-to-use format.
- Features individual, complete chapters for each of the following types of incontinence: stress, functional, reflex (neurogenic bladder), and overactive bladder (urge incontinence).
- Devotes separate chapters to Pathology & Management of Postprostatectomy Incontinence and Bowel and Bladder Management in Children to ensure comprehensive coverage of these topics.
- Offers life-span content to help clinicians provide appropriate care for patients in every stage of life.
- Includes self-assessment questions with answers and rationales for review and self-testing.
- Integrates multidisciplinary care throughout to highlight its importance in successful treatment.
New to This Edition
- Features a new chapter on Pathology & Management of Postprostatectomy Incontinence that provides detailed information on this increasingly important aspect of incontinence.
- Includes content on the impact of spinal cord injury on bladder and bowel function.
Contents

1. Introductory Concepts

2. Physiology of Voiding

3. Assessment and Management of Acute or Transient Urinary Incontinence

4. Pathology & Management of Stress Incontinence

5. Pathology & Management of Overactive Bladder

6. Pathology & Management of Functional Incontinence

7. Pathology & Management Reflex Incontinence/Neurogenic Bladder

8. Pathology & Management of Acute and Chronic Urinary Retention

9. Pathology & Management of Postprostatectomy Incontinence NEW!

10. Current Concepts in Catheter Management

11. Management of Urinary Incontinence: Skin Care, Containment Devices, Catheters, Absorptive Products

12. Assessment of Patient with Urinary Incontinence

13. Physiology of Bowel Function

14. Pathology & Management of Bowel Dysfunction

15. Assessment & Management of Patients with Fecal Incontinence and Related Bowel Dysfunction

16. Bowel and Bladder Management in Children
Authors

Dorothy B. Doughty, MN, RN, CWOCN, FAAN, Director, Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Education Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA