Urgency Incontinence: A Case Study
INTRODUCTION:
The Client's name is Florence Welch, she is 80 years old and she is suffering from Urinary Incontinence. Florence is a residence in the TLC Nursing Home in Maynooth. The HCA has established at the evaluation stage that the Client has a Stress and mixed Incontinence and it is recommended for her to strengthen her pelvic floor muscles through exercises.
Here is a more detailed look into what Incontinence is.
Types of Incontinence:
Stress Incontinence occurs when too much pressure is put on the bladder by heavy lifting, through coughing/sneezing, laughing or exercise.
Urgency Incontinence is when a person needs to urinate urgently and is experiencing involuntary loss of their bladder, could be due to infection or diabetes.
Overactive Bladder (OAB) is a combination of stress and urgency incontinence and is and when the bladder is never completely empty, when the person …show more content…
Does she have problems speaking/ expressing herself?
Does she participate in any recreational activities?
Is she exercising her pelvic floor muscles?
The client is experiencing no sensory loss and can express herself clearly with words. She is participating in the Relaxation program that is being offered such as seated tai-chi and music therapy and is doing her pelvic floor exercises.
Intellectual needs:
An elderly person still has intellectual needs to learn,to grow, for communication and companionship. As with physical development, the aging process also bring with it a decline in intellectual/cognitive skills. Process of information becomes slower and the person may be less efficient in their problem solving skills.
Is she being stimulated through mental activities?
Is she reading newspaper or other material?
Through talking to the client one can access that she has a very good memory and is understanding all aspects of her care plan and treatments. She enjoys crossword puzzles and likes reading books which stimulate her mentally.
Spiritual
The Client's name is Florence Welch, she is 80 years old and she is suffering from Urinary Incontinence. Florence is a residence in the TLC Nursing Home in Maynooth. The HCA has established at the evaluation stage that the Client has a Stress and mixed Incontinence and it is recommended for her to strengthen her pelvic floor muscles through exercises.
Here is a more detailed look into what Incontinence is.
Types of Incontinence:
Stress Incontinence occurs when too much pressure is put on the bladder by heavy lifting, through coughing/sneezing, laughing or exercise.
Urgency Incontinence is when a person needs to urinate urgently and is experiencing involuntary loss of their bladder, could be due to infection or diabetes.
Overactive Bladder (OAB) is a combination of stress and urgency incontinence and is and when the bladder is never completely empty, when the person …show more content…
Does she have problems speaking/ expressing herself?
Does she participate in any recreational activities?
Is she exercising her pelvic floor muscles?
The client is experiencing no sensory loss and can express herself clearly with words. She is participating in the Relaxation program that is being offered such as seated tai-chi and music therapy and is doing her pelvic floor exercises.
Intellectual needs:
An elderly person still has intellectual needs to learn,to grow, for communication and companionship. As with physical development, the aging process also bring with it a decline in intellectual/cognitive skills. Process of information becomes slower and the person may be less efficient in their problem solving skills.
Is she being stimulated through mental activities?
Is she reading newspaper or other material?
Through talking to the client one can access that she has a very good memory and is understanding all aspects of her care plan and treatments. She enjoys crossword puzzles and likes reading books which stimulate her mentally.
Spiritual