Aged care: Long-term management of urinary incontinence

Course Overview

Urinary incontinence is one of the major triggers for admission of an individual to residential aged care.

This course provides a thorough basis of knowledge to anyone providing personal care to an older person with urinary incontinence.

This course has been written by healthcare content experts and
has been peer reviewed.

Target Audience

Nurses and aged care workers

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, participants will:

1. Know the main types of urinary incontinence;
2. Know the main causes of urinary incontinence;
3. Be able to conduct an assessment of an individual with urinary incontinence;
4. Identify when a specialist referral is required;
5. Know the treatment options available
6. Apply appropriate nursing interventions

Business Outcomes

This course may be used by providers to demonstrate evidence of workforce training that is consistent with the ACQS Standards, Standard 3: Personal care and clinical care.

This course may be used by providers to demonstrate evidence of workforce training that is consistent with the NSQHS
Standards, Standard 5: Comprehensive Care.