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Avoid Nurses Bladder

In 1991 A.L. Bendtsen, MD, coined the term "nurse's bladder" when his research revealed that 70% of nurses in a Danish study suppressed the desire to voidduring working hours. "Nurse's bladder is probably not due to the workplace provide inadequate facilities for work breaks but the fact that nurses are too busy," he wrote. Ignoring the bladder's need to empty can lead to overdistension, urinary incontinence and urinary tract infections. Since most nurses, regardless of work setting, experience high patient loads, heavy demands, and long workdays that may interfere with regular bathroom breaks, new behaviors focusing on bladder health must occur.

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