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Sarah Jane Palmer

Department of Work and Pensions, Nursing and Midwifery Council, London, UK

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Urge incontinence in postmenopausal women

Urge incontinence (also known as overactive bladder), is caused by overly active or irritated bladder muscles, and the most common symptom is the frequent and sudden urge to urinate, with occasional...

Encouraging exercise in older adults: advice for nurses

Booth et al (2019) systematically reviewed the literature on the use of motivation as a mechanism underpinning exercise-based falls prevention programmes for older adults with cognitive impairment...

Practising asepsis during dressing changes in community settings

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance covering healthcare-associated infection prevention and control in primary and community care was published in 2012. This guidance...

Faecal incontinence in palliative and end-of-life care

In 2018, NHS England published a document aimed at commissioners and discusses continence. The publication recognises that continence is an important component in a person's health and wellbeing at...

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