cover image - Urinary & Fecal Incontinence, 3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780323031356
Copyright: 2006
Publication Date: 12-15-2005
Page Count: 656
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $88.95

Urinary & Fecal Incontinence, 3rd Edition

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

Hardcover

cover image - Urinary & Fecal Incontinence, 3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780323031356
Copyright: 2006
Publication Date: 12-15-2005
Page Count: 656
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $88.95
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    • 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.
    • 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.
  • 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
  • Dorothy B. Doughty, MN, RN, CWOCN, FAAN, Director, Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Education Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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