Urinary Incontinence And Its Effects On Women

Your GP can assess whether you have incontinence, decide which type of incontinence you have, give general advice on controlling symptoms of incontinence, provide information on pelvic floor exercises and bladder retraining, and give treatment for incontinence with prescribed medicines. If lifestyle changes and treatments don't solve the problem, your GP can refer you to a continence adviser or specialist.

This reflection case study will be discussing urinary continence management using Gibbs reflective framework (Gibbs,1988). This will include what is urinary incontinence management, the pathophysiology of urinary incontinence after stroke, how continence affect patient and current clinical practice and the role of the nurse and multi-disciplinary team within continence management. Also using the evidence based research and national guidelines.

Incontinence is one of the major problems faced by the elderly. Nurses can play a significant role in discovering continence problems (Lea R.et.al.2007). Urinary incontinence is the unintentional passing of urine. It is a very common problem and is thought to affect more than 50 million people in the developed world.(NHS.UK). To identify the problem and provide necessary treatment at the early stage, a thorough physical assessment is necessary.

Urinary incontinence is very common following a stroke with 40-60% of hospitalised patients experiencing it in the acute phase, 25% on discharge and one third of survivors experiencing ongoing problems at one year (Barrett 2002, Kolominsky-Rabas et al.2003).Bladder and bowel problems are common following a stroke and can have a huge impact on physical and psychological aspects of quality of life, for both patients and carers. Health care professionals can do much to help improve and manage incontinence problems in stroke patients and this starts with a good understanding of key issues. Mobility and manual dexterity problems can compound bladder and bowel symptoms because they can make toileting access difficult, other problems such as visual disturbances, dysphagia and cognition also contribute indirectly to continence difficulties. There is evidence that professional input through structured assessment and management of care, together with the involvement of specialist continence nursing services, may reduce urinary incontinence and related symptoms after stroke. Bladder and bowel care requires active management –this includes a written personalised plan, taking into consideration required assistance, personal needs and goals. This essay is an overview on the importance of timely nursing assessment and management of urinary incontinence

First, neurological disorders can occur, as seen with Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, which can lead to neurogenic bladder (“Neurology/Neurogenic Bladder,” 2017). Next, physiological disorders can occur as seen with enlarged prostate in men or shortening of the urethra in women (Jaipaul, 2017). Anticipating the above changes appropriately will aid in understanding what leads to urinary retention in older adults, the resulting need of catheterizations, and the CAUTIs that can follow. Having a foundation to build on, it would be beneficial to explore what nurses can do prevent urinary tract infections in patients who require catheterization.

Father gets up once during night to empty his bladder and mother reports problems with bladder leakage from stress incontinence(Johnson family, personal communication, June 24, 2012).

Urge incontinence is defined within the context of overactive bladder syndrome. The overactive bladder is characterized by bothersome urgency (a sudden and strong desire to urinate that is not easily deferred) (Abrams et al, 2002). Overactive bladder is typically associated with frequent daytime voiding and nocturia, and approximately 37% will experience urge urinary incontinence (Stewart et al, 2003).

2011). Incontinence is defined as the complaint of any involuntary loss of urine (urine incontinence) or faecal material (faecal incontinence) or both (double incontinence) (Abrams et al. 2009). Incontinence is a widespread problem in all healthcare settings (Du Moulin et al. 2008; Macmillan et al. 2004). Figures produced by Macmillan et al. (2004) studies on the prevalence of incontinence varied but prevalence was estimated between 10% and 15% for faecal incontinence measured in community-dwelling adults and up to 46% for urinary incontinence measured in older, home-care patients in Du Moulin et al. (2008) studies results. This shows that there is a huge amount of patients at risk for IAD due to them having the risk factor of incontinence. Therefore the prevention of IAD should be paramount in the care of any patients or clients who are at risk for

The patient and their families must be aware of the infection, the source of infection, signs and symptoms, treatments, and measures to apply at home to decrease their risk of receiving an infection. Because geriatric patients are incontinent they may need a catheter in place to help remove their urine. Nurses must perform aseptic technique, wearing proper gloves when inserting or removing device. Another way to help reduce the risk of elderly urinary tract infections would be to avoid or remove catheter soon as possible. Once patients are cleared for discharge they must be aware of the steps to take to insure proper bladder

The survey contained two sets of questions. The first set was designed to gain and understand of what the customers thought they were currently paying for urinary incontinence care. This included the actual cost of diaper and catheters, as well as secondary costs such as the cost of nurse/care giver time and the cost of infection/bedsore

Being a kid with bladder exstrophy is an experience you don't want to go through alone, yet most of the time you are the only one in your school, or even county with this disability. This is why my parents started the Bladder Exstrophy Support team in California. At this camp I have been able to feel like I belong knowing that I have friends all throughout California who know exactly what i am going through. However at this camp I started to realize there weren't many girls to talk to about personal experiences, worries, or questions with. This is why I have started to lead a discussion group during the weekend for the girls with Bladder Exstrophy. This has led to me talking about how I have felt growing up to the parents to help them not worry

Accessible multidisciplinary services including assessment (urodynamics investigation where appropriate), diagnosis and management for people with urinary incontinence and other bladder dysfunctions.

For many people, getting older can be difficult because of fear. They worry about what could happen to them or what type of diseases they might develop later on. To become a more mature adult is a stage of life that each individual will experience in a certain point. Statistics shows that eighty-eight percent of those of sixty-five years of age and older have at least one chronic health condition such as diabetes, dementia, Parkinson’s disease or cancer. (ezinearticles.com). This scholarly essay will focus mainly on urinary incontinence (UI) which is a common health problem that elderly may have.

Incontinence seems to contradict the philosophical view regarding the nature of human beings. One might think that if human beings posses rational calculation [rationality/theoretical

The bladder and urinary tract depict the epitome of various old age associated conditions. Urinary incontinence otherwise known as loss of bladder control is a common problem associated with aging. Besides old age, diabetes and other conditions also contribute to incontinence. Other common conditions include menopause for women and enlarged prostate for men.