'Lansley must listen to nurses on the front line' Enuresis, bladder and bowel dysfunction in children - resources for nurses
ERIC resources
Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence (ERIC) has identified that 1 in 12 young people experience problems with bowel and bladder dysfunction. Problems include bedwetting (nocturnal enuresis) , daytime wetting, soiling and constipation.
Nurses have an important role in identifiying children with bowel and bladder dysfunction and ensuring that they receive age appropriate care. This article provides background articles, useful links and resources.
Interview
Click here for a 3 minute interview with Jenny Peres, new director of ERIC
New short film
ERIC has produced a short film on bedwetting in children and young people. The film explores the reasons for bedwetting (nocturnal enuresis) and its impact on 2 young people and their families. It also explains that there are almost always things that can be done to help improve or overcome the problem and how ERIC helps families to help themselves. Bedwetting was chosen as the focus of the film as it is the most common continence problem, affecting about 500,000 young people in the UK between 5-16.
Other useful organisations
Association for Continence Advice
The Association for Continence Advice works in association with Nursing Times to produce the Continence Journal. It is a multi-professional association open to all health and allied care professionals and to anyone interested in awareness and better management of incontinence. Members have access to Notes on Good Practice which are updated regularly to reflect changes in practice.
PromoCon
PromoCon provides a national service, working as part of Disabled Living, Manchesterto improve the life for all people with bladder or bowel problems by offering product information, advice and practical solutions to both professionals and the general public.
Burdett Institute
The Burdett Institute of Gastrointestinal Nursing aims to improve the health and wellbeing of people with gastrointestinal disorders though GI nurse education, research and practice.
Useful documents
Bonner, L. (2001) Childhood Soiling – Minimum Standards of Practice for Treatment and Service Delivery . Bristol: ERIC.
Butler, R., Swithinbank, L. (2007) Childhood Nocturnal Enuresis and Daytime Wetting – A Handbook for Professionals . Bristol: ERIC.
Department of Health (2004) National Service Framework for Children, Young people and Maternity Services . Executive Summary. London: DH.
Nursing Times clinical archive
An overview of faecal incontinence in children
The IMPACT paediatric bowel care pathway
Bowel care part 2 - Assessment of functional constipation in children
Nocturnal enuresis: systems for assessment and treatment
Encouraging adolescents to seek continence help
Addressing the needs of teenagers with continence problems.
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