An older adult is in the hospital because of heart failure and becomes 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 Society
d. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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A Correct. The Nursing Standard Practice Protocol is a resource for urinary incon-tinence in older adults admitted to acute care.
B Incorrect. The Borun Center provides training modules suitable for nurses man-aging incontinence in long-term care.
C Incorrect. The American Geriatrics Society helps with managing urinary incon-tinence in primary care.
D Incorrect. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services supply guidelines for managing urinary incontinence in long-term care.
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