An older adult is in the hospital because of heart failure and has become incontinent of urine. Which evidence-based resource should the nurse use to guide continence care for this patient?
a. Nursing Standard Practice Protocol
b. The Borun Center training modules
c. Toolkit from the American Geriatrics So-ciety
d. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
A
The Nursing Standard Practice Protocol is a resource for urinary incontinence in older adults admitted to acute care. The Borun Center provides training modules suitable for nurses managing incontinence in residents in long-term care facilities. The American Geriatrics Society helps with managing urinary incontinence in primary care settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services supply guidelines for managing urinary incontinence in long-term care facilities.
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