What to do if a person is incontinent - ANSWER Cleansing should occur as
soon as possible skin care must be thorough and gentle because species irritates
the skin and can cause an abrasion the patient may need skin protectant to
prevent breakdown Petroleum jelly and A&E wait means helps to protect the
skin gentle washing with soap water rinsing and patting dry are essential moist
cleansing wipes are useful during diarrhoea episodes
Types of catheters - ANSWER Straight catheter Foley catheter suprapubic
catheter condom catheter Alcock catheter
Types of incontinence - ANSWER Urge, stress, mixed, overactive, overflow,
functional, transient
Urge incontinence - ANSWER Involuntary last of urine in response to a strong
sensation of the need to empty the bladder can be a result of diabetes stroke
infection
Stress incontinence - ANSWER Urethral sphincter Failure that is also
associated with increased intra-abdominal pressure occurs with sneezing
laughing and coughing and aerobic exercise
Mixed incontinence - ANSWER Combination of different types such as stressed
and carriage
Over active bladder - ANSWER Powerful immediate urgency to urinate
frequently possibly urge incontinence
overflow incontinence - ANSWER Poor contractility of the detrusor muscle of
the bladder an obstruction of the urethra may be related to the prostate
enlargement in the maleor genital prolapse or abnormality in the female
soon as possible skin care must be thorough and gentle because species irritates
the skin and can cause an abrasion the patient may need skin protectant to
prevent breakdown Petroleum jelly and A&E wait means helps to protect the
skin gentle washing with soap water rinsing and patting dry are essential moist
cleansing wipes are useful during diarrhoea episodes
Types of catheters - ANSWER Straight catheter Foley catheter suprapubic
catheter condom catheter Alcock catheter
Types of incontinence - ANSWER Urge, stress, mixed, overactive, overflow,
functional, transient
Urge incontinence - ANSWER Involuntary last of urine in response to a strong
sensation of the need to empty the bladder can be a result of diabetes stroke
infection
Stress incontinence - ANSWER Urethral sphincter Failure that is also
associated with increased intra-abdominal pressure occurs with sneezing
laughing and coughing and aerobic exercise
Mixed incontinence - ANSWER Combination of different types such as stressed
and carriage
Over active bladder - ANSWER Powerful immediate urgency to urinate
frequently possibly urge incontinence
overflow incontinence - ANSWER Poor contractility of the detrusor muscle of
the bladder an obstruction of the urethra may be related to the prostate
enlargement in the maleor genital prolapse or abnormality in the female
