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Delaying voiding, limiting fluids, urinary symptoms, and work productivity: A survey of female nurses and midwives.

Heather M PierceLin PerryRobyn D GallagherPauline Chiarelli
Published in: Journal of advanced nursing (2019)
Nurses' often experience restricted accesses to amenities due to job demands and workplace environments. The impact of nurses' poor bladder practices in the workplace is not known. In this study most nurses delayed voiding and many purposefully limited fluid intakes at work. These behaviours impacted a nurse's ability to manage time and/or concentrate at work. Results have implications for nurses' personal health, the design of workplace environments, workforce management, occupational health policy, and patient care.
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