Incontinence

1. What are your first thoughts when you hear Harris’ goals? Ans: Harris’ goals are unrealistic at this stage secondary to injury he has suffered which is T3 complete spinal cord injury and resultant paraplegia. Paraplegia is defined as complete paralysis of lower extremities and possible trunk region as well (Spinal Injury Network, n.d.). 2. What do you say in response? Ans: I will educate Harris’ on his injuries to increase insight to his deficits. I will handle situation very delicately.…

considered and they should always be informed. The non-maleficence principle “to do no harm” is violated as chemical restraints cause physical harm to the residents. Chemical restraints have been proven to increase risk of falls, muscle weakness, incontinence, malnutrition, and increase dependence in activities of daily living (Gastmans & Milisen,…

The disunion of a people in public places isn’t new, as a matter a fact it’s over two hundred years old, and has always been justified as a solution to separating ‘superiors’ white cisgender men from the people deemed ‘inferior’ by them. In the Jim Crow era, African Americans had to use separate water fountains, lunch counters, and bathrooms than whites in Southern states. The reason for this was, according to journalist Katy Steinmetz, because many white southerners believed that African…

Effectiveness of Hand Hygienerevealed out of 75 identified opportunities to offer patient HH, it was offered on only one occasion. More than half of patients reported they were not offered HH, despite nurses’ acknowledgment of patient HH in controlling and preventing HAIs (Ardizzone, Smolowitz, Kline, Thom, & Larson, 2013). HCPs in an out-patient clinic who stated they frequently avoided touching their face touched it at the same rate as those who reported only occasionally or rarely touching…

unconscious before performing the lobotomy! Rosemary Kennedy, the sister of President John F. Kennedy, received a lobotomy when her father told the doctors that she was too “moody”. After the surgery, she was reduced to an infantile state and she had incontinence, she was 23 years…

hospitals, or rehabilitation facilities. When working with geriatrics, nurses are expected to assess the patient's mental status and cognitive thinking skills, understand patient's acute and chronic health issues, discuss common health concerns such as incontinence or falling hazards, and organize medications (Payne). Meanwhile another familiar type of nursing is oncology. An oncology nurse provides care for cancer patients and those at risk for getting the disease. "They monitor physical…

Lewy Body Dementia Its Christmas, the air is cold as you step out of your car. You hurriedly grab your coat, and several bags and the pumpkin pie. You walk up the sidewalk you played on as a child. It has been several months since you have been here, and you notice several small changes. There is no holiday wreath on the door, and the welcome mat is the Welcome Spring mat. You cock your head, and think, well maybe she is just tired and forgot to put it out. Life is busy, busier than you…

relief from pain that comes with separation. Even though Augustine the author knows that weeping is the wrong habit to fall back into, his character does not and so he weeps for the great gratitude he feels towards his mother. It is a moment of incontinence for the character of Augustine as he lacks the will to control the tears he sheds for his mother. Augustine the author knows that his character must learn to have a strong will in moments of separation since he…

The creation of a baby is God’s miracle to all of us. We hear from a mother’s point of view of what goes on with her body and see pictures of the baby through ultrasounds, but have you ever learned in detail what goes on? Like when does the baby’s nose form or the eyes? Conception to death is full of mysteries for all of us to figure out on our own. The understanding of human development is crucial growing up. Human development is “defined as the process of enlarging people’s freedoms…

Tangles destroy a vital cell transport system made of proteins. In healthy areas, the transport system is organized in orderly parallel strands. Nutrients and other materials needed by neurons travel on these tracks. A protein called tau helps the tracks stay straight. In areas where tangles are forming, tau collapses into twisted strands called tangles. The tracks cannot stay straight and nutrients and other materials cannot reach the neurons. These cells eventually die due to a lack of…