Mather Kristin Funderburg, Bakas Tamilyn
Indiana University Center for Senior Health, Indianapolis, USA.
Geriatr Nurs. 2002 Mar-Apr;23(2):76-81. doi: 10.1067/mgn.2002.123788.
More than 50% of all elderly nursing home residents suffer from urinary incontinence (UI). Although effective urinary continence programs exist, successful implementation continues to be a problem. This qualitative study involved seven focus groups of three to seven nursing assistants each (total n = 31) to examine their perceptions about factors that either promote or inhibit continence care. Better cooperation and increased communication emerged as factors that would improve teamwork and decrease workload. This article includes quotes from individual nursing assistants and a discussion of the factors most commonly identified as promoting or inhibiting care. Nursing assistants are valuable members of the health care team. Knowing their perceptions should allow professional nurses and facility administrators to develop continence programs that better meet the needs of both the nursing assistants who implement them and the residents for whom they care.
超过50%的老年疗养院居民患有尿失禁（UI）。尽管存在有效的尿失禁护理项目，但成功实施仍然是一个问题。这项定性研究涉及7个焦点小组，每个小组有3至7名护理助理（总计n = 31），以调查他们对促进或抑制尿失禁护理的因素的看法。更好的合作和更多的沟通成为能够改善团队合作并减轻工作量的因素。本文收录了个别护理助理的引述，并讨论了最常被认为促进或抑制护理的因素。护理助理是医疗团队中有价值的成员。了解他们的看法应该能让专业护士和机构管理人员制定出更能满足实施这些项目的护理助理以及他们所照顾居民需求的尿失禁护理项目。
