Nursing evaluation and treatment of geriatric outpatients with urinary incontinence. Geriatric day hospital model: a case study.

Nurses have ideal skills to detect, assess, and treat urinary incontinence in elderly outpatients. A practical approach to promoting continence is presented. The Geriatric Day Hospital model provides an outpatient alternative for evaluating and treating frail elderly patients with multiple problems, including urinary incontinence.