A Nurse Continence Specialist (NCS) is a Registered Nurse (who may also be a Midwife) whose scope of practice encompasses knowledge and advanced practice skills in continence care and provides services that are an integral part of an interdisciplinary approach to care of people who have incontinence and other bladder, bowel and/or pelvic floor muscle dysfunction.
CoNSA has produced the third edition of a document to define and guide the practice of the Nurse Continence Specialist (NCS)
The Practice Standards address each of the seven RN Standards for Practice as defined by the NMBA, and apply to all NCS throughout Australia, regardless of setting.
Citation:
Continence Nurses Society Australia. (2021). Practice standards for Nurse Continence Specialists (NCS), (3rd Edition) Continence Nurses Society Australia.
Citation:
Continence Nurses Society Australia. (2020). Evaluation report – Practice Standards for Nurse Continence Specialists. (2nd ed.) Melbourne: Continence Nurses Society Australia