Prompted voiding in the long-term care facility

J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 1996 Mar;23(2):110-4. doi: 10.1016/s1071-5754(96)90071-6.

Abstract

Approximately 50% of residents in United States long-term care facilities are incontinent of urine. Federal regulations require nursing facilities to move away from caring for incontinent residents in a custodial fashion and toward a rehabilitative model. Prompted voiding is one technique that has been thoroughly tested in long-term care facilities and found to significantly improve continence among residents. Provision of prompted voiding is labor intensive, and its application in long-term care facilities requires that management systems be in place to develop and maintain staff participation in the program.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Behavior Therapy / methods*
  • Humans
  • Long-Term Care
  • Nursing Assessment
  • Reinforcement, Psychology
  • Skilled Nursing Facilities
  • Toilet Training*
  • Urinary Incontinence / rehabilitation*