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Modules - Mobility Decline Prevention PROMPTED VOIDING VS. OTHER OPTIONS Yes, you can use FIT with the other toileting care routines, as long as that care is offered every two hours. But while you're at it, why not take advantage of the opportunity to provide the most effective care available to your residents? If you're concerned about how much time prompted voiding takes, we can offer some assurances. On average, it takes about 7 minutes to provide prompted voiding to a single resident. That's about 12 seconds longer than it takes to provide scheduled toileting. And it's about a minute and a half longer than it takes to check and change a resident (2). In other words, you won't save much time per episode of care by implementing one of the less effective toileting interventions. (prev | next)

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