This article is part of a series, Supporting Family Caregivers: No Longer Home Alone, published in collaboration with the AARP Public Policy Institute. Results of focus groups, conducted as part of the AARP Public Policy Institute's No Longer Home Alone video project, supported evidence that family caregivers aren't given the information they need to manage the complex care regimens of family members. This series of articles and accompanying videos aim to help nurses provide caregivers with the tools they need to manage their family member's health care at home.The articles in this new installment of the series provide simple and useful instructions that nurses should reinforce with family caregivers. This article is the first of two that provide an update on urinary incontinence and its management in older adults. The second article will contain an informational tear sheet-Information for Family Caregivers-that contains links to the instructional videos. To use this series, nurses should read the articles first, so they understand how best to help family caregivers, and then encourage caregivers to watch the videos and ask questions. In this article, the videos can be found in Resources for Nurses.
The American journal of nursing. 2020 Jan [Epub]
Nicole J Davis, Jean F Wyman, Suzanne Gubitosa, LaTonya Pretty
Nicole J. Davis is an assistant professor at the Clemson University School of Nursing in Greenville, SC; Jean F. Wyman is a professor at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Minneapolis; Suzanne Gubitosa is an NP in palliative and provider services at Patriot Healthcare in Easley, SC; and LaTonya Pretty is an NP in geriatric medicine at Prisma Health Upstate in Greenville, SC. Contact author: Nicole J. Davis, . The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.