Incontinence

Background and Significance of the Problem Healthcare associated infections (HAIs) is a group of infections that patients get from receiving invasive procedures, devices, treatments, or simply from other patients while they stay in the hospitals. HAIs is a major problem in public health that can prolong the length of hospital stay, increase the rate of morbidity and mortality and create a significant financial burden on healthcare system (Arefian, Vogel, Kwetkat, & Hartmann, 2016; Zimlichman et…

I decided to do Alzheimer's disease because I hear it talked about often. I know that it is a disease that affects someone's memory I just don't know what other parts of the body it affects and I'm curious about it. So first I decided to look at what causes Alzheimer's, Then what happens chemically, then It's characteristics, signs and symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of the disorder. What causes Alzheimer's is plaque which can be found tangled in with the living brain nerve cells. The…

Introduction: A fistula is defined as a pathologic tract connecting two hollow organs, or one hollow organ and the skin. Fistula in Ano is a benign condition but may causing considerable distress to the patient and difficulty for surgeons. Fistula in Ano effects approximately ten individuals in 100,000, with male predominance, higher abundance of anal glands is thought to be the partial reason. The infected gland leads to fistula formation after some time, which starts as an abscess. There are…

For my third community experience, I will be with Tara Belle, a RN Care Coordinator for Women’s Health at the Mayo Clinic Thunderbird Family Medicine from 1300-1600. Two specific goals I retain for tomorrow’s community experience include: Enhancing my communication skills and learning about the job description of an RN Care Coordinator. Related to communication skills, I want to focus my attention on both the verbal and nonverbal communication skills of the female population, connected to health…

Gone are the days when people used hot water bottles or warmed bricks to help add warmth to the bed, especially during those winter months. Owing to technology, it is very easy to cover your bed with bed sheets and turn on your electric mattress pad for that much requisite warmth. An electric mattress pad is the opposite of an electric blanket in that the blanket typically provides heat above the body whilst an electric mattress pad provides heat beneath the body. Some people who tend to feel…

Cystoscopy: A Procedure to Ease Bladder Problems A cystoscopy is a non-invasive procedure that can diagnose a number of bladder problems that includes an overactive bladder, stress incontinence, recurring UTIs (Urinary Tract Infections), blood in the urine, tumors, benign and malignant growths, bladder stones, urethra blockage, pain or pressure when urinating, and enlarged prostate glands. A cystoscopy can also allow your Glendora General Surgeon to take samples of tissue to determine if…

Another observation was conducted on 1/14/15 at 1:02 PM for a lunch in the unit R dining room. The issue known was that a LPN was asked by a family member of resident #383 why the table residents of #272, 342 and 478 were not being served. The LPN said out loud that the residents #272, 342, 383 and 478 needed a staff member to sit with them because they had feeders. Therefore, the interview with the LPN on 1/14/15 at 1:21 disclosed each of the residents was fed last because they were feeds.…

They treat nearly every disease like headaches to tremors to spinal cord damage to urinary incontinence. With a lot of scope and improvement in biotechnology, neuromodulation is poised as a major growth industry for the next decade. Neuromodulation has various applications, such as deep brain stimulation (DBS) treatment for Parkinson 's disease, sacral nerve stimulation for pelvic disorders and incontinence, and spinal cord stimulation for ischemic disorders (angina, peripheral vascular…

to a recent suicide of a resident who threw himself from the second floor. The comment was made in the presence of residents. The RP disclosed caregivers do not complete their rounds to check on resident resulting in residents sitting in there incontinence briefs for 6-8 hours. Resident Marlene has a colostomy this is not emptied. The colostomy bag is observed full and hanging from the resident's…

in serum hemoglobin and serum sodium. The mean hospital stay was 0.7 day (0 to 2). Nineteen patients had their catheters removed within 24 hours and 1 patient had his catheter removed 48 hours postoperatively. No patient experienced impotence, incontinence, urethral stricture, post-transurethral resection syndrome, or required blood transfusion. In 1 patient (5%) bladder neck stenosis developed at 9 months and 1 patient required TURP for residual apical adenoma at 3…