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Maintaining continence in nursing home residents through the application of industrial quality control

Gerontologist. 1993 Feb;33(1):114-21. doi: 10.1093/geront/33.1.114.

Abstract

Supervisory nurses in seven nursing homes were taught how to implement a quality control management system that permitted the time-efficient assessment of how well a prompted voiding toileting program continued to be implemented by indigenous nursing aides. Random-hour wet checks taken during the 6-month management period revealed a reduction in wetness from 43% to 21% (p < .0001), which was sustained over the full 6-month period.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Homes for the Aged / standards
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nursing Assistants
  • Nursing Homes / standards
  • Nursing, Supervisory
  • Quality Control
  • United States
  • Urinary Incontinence / therapy*