Exam (elaborations) Case Study—Mrs. Hill_Bathroom Accident

Case Study—Mrs. Hill_Bathroom Accident Case Study—Mrs. Hill_Bathroom Accident Case Scenario "Oh, this is awful," Jenny muttered to herself. She was sitting on the toilet with a pair of very wet panties and slacks around her ankles. Jenny never knew when it would hit―this need to urinate quickly. She would find herself running to the bathroom like a woman possessed and then usually not making it in time. "It also seems like I'm peeing all the time," she said. "This is getting old really fast," she thought, as she continued trying to squeeze the urine out of her panties using quantities of toilet paper. Nursing Assessment Jenny Hill is a 72-year-old woman who lives in a condominium. She recently moved out of her large home when it became too much to care for. Jenny is widowed and has three adult children who help her as needed. Jenny wants to be as independent as possible; she has been all of her life. Her husband died of cancer 4 years ago, and she took care of him so that he could die at home. Jenny worked as a bookkeeper at a local company until she was 70 years old. She loves to garden, walk with friends, and read books. Jenny has trouble controlling urination. She finds that when she feels the need to urinate, she must get to the bathroom quickly or she will wet her panties. She has started wearing incontinence pads, but she hates them because they are uncomfortable, and she is afraid they show when she wears pants. In addition, they cost a lot of money. Jenny has had some incontinence for years, but it has gotten much worse during the last year. She finds herself getting up to urinate three to four times each night. Sometimes, she believes she really smells of urine in the morning, and her sheets are wet with urine. She is starting to limit her usual social activities because of the possible embarrassment of smelling like urine. Jenny makes an appointment to talk to her nurse practitioner to see whether anything can be done about this situation. Health ScienceScienceNursingNURSING