Bladder and Bowel

RCN bladder and bowel learning resource.

• This resource is designed to help you support people who have incontinence or bowel and bladder problems.
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Royal College of Nursing (2021) Bladder and bowel care in child birth. London: RCN.

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Royal College of Nursing (2019) Catheter care: RCN guidance for healthcare professionals. London: RCN.

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Royal College of Nursing (2020) Genital examination in women. A resource for skills development and assessment. London: RCN.

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Healthwatch Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire and The Bladder and Bowel CONfidence Health Integration Team (2020?) User experiences of bladder and bowel services during the pandemic.

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International Continence Society (2019) ICS 2019 standards: The 2019 compilation of the International Continence Society standardisations, consensus statements, educational modules, terminology and fundamentals documents, with the international consultation on incontinence algorithms. Bristol: ICS.

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NHS England (2018) Excellence in continence care. London: NHS: England

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West of England Academic Health Science Network (2022?) Create open health: voices for change.

• Includes full report and infographic summary.
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We would like to thank the RCN Bladder and Bowel member community for their input into the development of this subject guide.

Reynard J, Brewster S F, Biers S and Neal N L (2019) Oxford handbook of urology. 4th edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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Cameron A P (2022) Female urinary incontinence. Cham: Springer International.

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Dökmeci F and Rizk D E (2022) Insights into incontinence and the pelvic floor. Cham: Springer International.

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Pang K H, Osman N I, Catto J W F and Chapple C R (2021) Basic urological sciences. CRC Press.

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Rantell A (2021) Sexual function and pelvic floor dysfunction: a guide for nurses and allied health professionals. Cham, Switzerland: Springer.

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Thomas N (2019) Renal nursing: care and management of people with kidney disease. 5th edn. Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell.

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Hashim H and Dasgupta P (2017) Urology at a glance. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley Blackwell.

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Heesakkers J, Chapple C, De Ridder D and Farag F (2016) Practical functional urology. Cham: Springer International.

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Padoa A and Rosenbaum T Y (2016) The overactive pelvic floor. Cham: Springer.

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Use these links to see details of books the RCN libraries hold on each topic.

• Faecal incontinence
• Urinary incontinence
• Urology

Use these links for details of journal articles on each topic.

• Catheter care
• Continence care
• Faecal incontinence
• Incontinence assessment
• Urinary incontinence

Journals of interest for continence care. Use these links to see details of availability.

• Australian and New Zealand Continence Journal
• Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing
• Urologic Nursing