Urinary incontinence is the loss of bladder control and causes involuntary loss of urine. It affects many people and impacts the physical well-being, the quality of life, and emotional and social health of those affected. Many people with urinary incontinence use surgery/procedures and medication to successfully treat the condition. However, medication and surgery or medical procedures are ineffective or partially effective for some people with urinary incontinence. Thus, other urinary incontinence management strategies are required, such as containment.
For older women, a more conservative and non-invasive urinary incontinence management strategies are likely to be more acceptable. Thus, it’s important to determine if these more conservative and noninvasive treatments are effective in treating urinary incontinence. One possible management strategy is using an undergarment incorporated with magnetic disks each sewn into the inside of the undergarment. The magnetic disks generate a pulse that induces an electrical depolarization of the nerves within the pelvic floor that cause the pelvic floor muscles to contract. There haven’t been any studies that support the positive effect in this treatment of urinary incontinence yet.
The purpose of the research experiment in the research article “Pelvic Static Magnetic Stimulation to Control Urinary Incontinence in Older Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial” is to “estimate the efficacy and safety of a commercially available undergarment that incorporates 15 static magnets of approximately 900 Gauss each, arranged anterior, posterior, and inferior to the pelvis, compared to placebo in the treatment of older women with urinary incontinence.” The method of the experiment is using a randomi...
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...s, some participants decide not to wear the undergarment. As a result of the factors affecting the experiment and the small subject size, the effectiveness of the static magnetic undergarment cannot be determined. More studies are needed for the experiment to be more conclusive; a larger pool of participants is needed and some factors are required to be excluded out of the experiment.
Urinary incontinence is a major problem for many people and some treatments are time-consuming and come with many risks, such as the insertion of a catheter. Furthermore, it is a problem for many older people because they are less mobile and may not be able to care for themselves; it may lead to more complications such as urinary tract infection. This study may not be conclusive but it is a step towards finding a more noninvasive and conservative way in managing urinary incontinence.
As a result of Lily’s extensive hospitalisation period, a grade 3 pressure ulcers developed on her buttocks. A pressure ulcer is a localised injury to the skin which is usually located over a bony area as a result of pressure or pressure combined with friction (Willock et al., 2007). According to Sibbald et al., (2003) excreted bodily fluids are often common factors which contribute to the breakdown of skin, especially as a consequence of urinary or faecal incontinence. There were many factors which contributed to the breaking down of Lily’s skin, such as infrequent nappy changes and lack of mobilisation. Ensuring the maintenance of skin integrator within the critical care setting has its challenges. Often, patients are attached to multiple
You can reduce the risk of UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) and possibly prevent them, by changing
2013). Inappropriate use of urinary catheter in patients as stated by the CDC includes patients with incontinence, obtaining urine for culture, or other diagnostic tests when the patient can voluntarily void, and prolonged use after surgery without proper indications. Strategies used focused on initiating restrictions on catheter placement. Development of protocols that restrict catheter placement can serve as a constant reminder for providers about the correct use of catheters and provide alternatives to indwelling catheter use (Meddings et al. 2013). Alternatives to indwelling catheter includes condom catheter, or intermittent straight catheterization. One of the protocols used in this study are urinary retention protocols. This protocol integrates the use of a portable bladder ultrasound to verify urinary retention prior to catheterization. In addition, it recommends using intermittent catheterization to solve temporary issues rather than using indwelling catheters. Indwelling catheters are usually in for a longer period. As a result of that, patients are more at risk of developing infections. Use of portable bladder ultrasound will help to prevent unnecessary use of indwelling catheters; therefore, preventing
Different studies had different result numbers or different percentage reduction rates which was primarily based on their indifferences in regards to study design utilized and sample size. As evidenced by research results (Magers, June 2013) and (Welden, 2013), these showed a reduction of urinary catheter days resulted in reduced CAUTI rates. Though different outcome results between the different research studies, they all strongly significantly supported the notion that a nurse-driven protocol to assess and evaluate the appropriateness and use of urethral catheter compared with a no protocol is essential to help in the reduction of CAUTIs. Interpreting these results, (Meddings et al., 2013) showed a drop greater than 52% in CAUTIs and a decrease in catheterization by 37%. The study results from the six scholarly research study articles showed nearly similar or corresponding outcomes. The results were significant enough to support the PICO question. In general, though the difference in sample size, the results still strongly supported excellent outcomes when a nurse-driven protocol is used to evaluate the necessity of continued urethral catheter use. (Chen et al., 2013, para.
On a cold, brisk Tuesday night, I attended the musical called Urinetown by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis. Urinetown was held in Rowand-Johnson Hall, at the Marian Gallaway Theatre. As I quickly walked in the entrance, I noticed that people were wearing casual attire. I gave the usher my ticket and walked to my seat. This time my seat was located up at the front so I had a great view of the stage. This particular theatre is my favorite, it is very open and you can see from every seat. This musical is known to be a musical comedy which deals with different themes, unique text, and extraordinary technical elements.
Behavioral methods such as bladder training and timed voiding can help in treating urinary incontinence during and after pregnancy. This can be done at home and doesn’t have any serious side effects. In bladder training, you can prolong the intervals of urination as much as you can. Continue this pattern for some period and then extend the intervals for much longer periods until you’re able to manage the bathroom visits normally. Toileting assist...
One of the nursing goals is to reduce voiding interval from less than 2 hours to 2 to 5 hours to alleviate fatigue and distress caused by frequent urination. This is because normal voiding interval would be a minimum of 2 hours, which is common in elderly people, and 3 to 5 hours for other people (Castillo 2014).
Enterococcus faecalis is a genus of gram positive cocci and form short chains or are arranged in pairs. They are nonmotile, facultative anaerobic organisms and can survive in harsh conditions in nature. There are over 15 species of the Enterococcus genus but about 90% of clinical isolates are E. faecalis. E. faecalis is a nosocomial pathogen because it is commonly found in the hospital environment and can cause life-threatening infections in humans. It is a bacterium that normally inhabits the intestinal tract in humans and animals but when found in other body locations it can cause serious infections. The most common sites for E. faecalis infections are the heart, bloodstream, urinary tract, and skin wounds. Due to vancomycin-resistant Enterococci, many antibiotics have been shown ineffective in the treatment. In this paper, I will describe the ecology and pathology of E. faecalis; the antibacterial resistance; treatment; and, what you can do to prevent Enterococcus infection.
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This guide contains information about using your artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) and about caring for yourself while you have one. Your health care provider may give you additional information. Call your health care provider if you have any problems or questions.
The clinical application of ES can be dated as far back as 1812 when Hartshorne used electricity to promote bone healing in a patient suffering a tibial nonunion, later described in an 1841 publication (Wienke & Dayton, 2011). Research stayed in focus with bone stimulation via ES therapy for many years leading to the US Food and Drug Administration approved labeling electromagnetic devices for treatment of nonunion and delayed union fractures. ES therapy in chronic wound healing became a major research trend in the mid 1960s with a multitude of successful clinical trials to follow (Isseroff & Dahle, 2012). Eventually ES use in treating chronic soft tissue wounds became widely accepted and in 2002 the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services approved ES treatment in a clinical setting for certain types of chronic wounds and pressure ulcers. Until 2003, research focus stayed with ES therapy on pressure ulcers but later ...
A urinary tract infection is a very common infection that can happen to anybody. A urinary tract infection usually occurs when bacteria enters the urethra and multiples in the urinary system. The Urinary tract includes the kidneys, the thin tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder (ureters), and the main tube that carries the urine from the bladder (urethra). Women, men, and children are all immune to this infection. Women have the highest chances of getting it. In the Urinary tract, the main links of the ureters help get rid of any bacteria that tries to enter the urine, and the bladder helps prevent urine from backing up into the kidneys.
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Parents across the nation have struggled with the effectiveness of toilet training. Toilet training is an age old task that does not just consist of making it in time to the restroom, but a complete process of discussion, undressing, eliminating, dressing again, flushing the toilet, and washing ones hands (Brannigan, Cuskelly, and Keen, 2007). With a variety of techniques parents have created their own way of completing the process of toilet training through some form of behavior modification. Behavior modification involves the systematic application of learning principles and techniques to assess and improve individuals’ covert and overt behaviors in order to enhance their daily functioning (Martin and Pear, 2015). While parents create their
The excretory system is a passive biological system that removes excess, unnecessary materials from the body fluids of an organism, so as to help maintain internal chemical homeostasis and prevent damage to the body. The dual function of excretory systems is the elimination of the waste products of metabolism and to drain the body of used up and broken down components in a liquid and gaseous state. In humans and other amniotes most of these substances leave the body as urine and to some degree exhalation, mammals also expel them through sweating.