Inertia in nursing care of hospitalised patients with urinary incontinence

Consuelo Artero‐López, Verónica V. Márquez‐Hernández, María Teresa Estevez‐Morales and Genoveva Granados‐Gámez

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2018, vol. 27, issue 7-8, 1488-1496

Abstract: Aims and objectives To assess the existence of therapeutic inertia in the nursing care of patients with urinary incontinence during the patient's time in hospital, together with the sociodemographic and professional variables involved. Background Inertia in care is a problem which appears in the nursing care process. Actions related to inertia can be attributed to not adhering to protocols, clinical guidelines and the lack of prevention measures which have undesirable effects on the efficiency of care. Design This was a prospective observational study. Methods A total of 132 nursing professionals participated over two consecutive months. Data were collected randomly through the method of systematic, nonparticipative observation of medical practice units and patients’ medical records. Results The results showed a pattern of severely compromised action in the assessment of the pattern of urinary elimination, in actions related to urinary continence, in therapeutic behaviour and in patient satisfaction and were found to be consistent with professional experience (p

Date: 2018
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