leading suppliers for medical devices and associated services‚ was established in 1957 in Denmark. The company operates in 5 business areas: ostomy‚ urology (continence care)‚ wound care‚ skin health and “Amoena”‚ for external breast forms. In 2004‚ 92.5% of the total group profit derived from the chronic care divisions ostomy and continence care‚ which have very stable product lines. However‚ as a part of the company’s 2008 strategy consideration revenues were supposed to be ensued by a total of
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The Oneida Community can be considered one of the most successful utopian societies that there has ever been. “The Oneida Community‚ in many ways the most radical social and sexual experiment in American history‚ was founded in central New York by John Humphrey Noyes and a small band of Christian perfectionists in March 1848” (Olin‚ 285). The community eventually came to an end around 1879 and although somewhat short-lived‚ this utopian community presented many ideas that had never been considered
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MANAGEMENT OF URINARY INCONTINENCE INTRODUCTION There are many elderly clients quietly enduring continence issues‚ believing that frequency‚ urgency‚ and incontinence is an inevitable part of aging. Advanced practice nurses can play a significant role in discovering continence problems (Lea R.et.al.2007).Urinary incontinence is defined as the complaint of any involuntary leakage of urine(International Continence Society‚1997). A thorough physical assessment and evaluation is necessary to identify the
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Case study; Management of a Pressure Sore This essay analyses the assessment tools used and care given to a patient with a grade 2 pressure ulcer on the lower part of the sacrum‚ and at potential risk of further skin breakdown. The essay begins with an overview of what pressure ulcers are and the prevalence and incidence of pressure ulcers. The paper goes on to evaluate the assessment tools used and the care plan that was implemented for the patient ‚ the essay then discusses the impact of the
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dignity and respect of individuals. * Serve meals and beverages‚ encouraging and assisting in the feeding of residents requiring additional attention at mealtimes. * Regularly attend to residents with reduced continence control‚ toileting‚ cleaning and changing of continence pads and removing wet or soiled clothing to ensure the resident remains comfortable and the risk of skin deterioration is reduced. * Carry out care activities in accordance with the care plan for less active and poorly
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REFLECTIVE ESSAY ON ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF URINARY INCONTINENCE INTRODUCTION Incontinence is one of the major problems faced by the elderly. Nurses can play a significant role in discovering continence problems (Lea R.et.al.2007). Urinary incontinence is the unintentional passing of urine. It is a very common problem and is thought to affect more than 50 million people in the developed world.(NHS.UK). To identify the problem and provide necessary treatment at the early stage‚ a thorough
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our hospitals is the Waterlow scale‚ This scale was designed by Waterlow in 1985‚ from study in elderly and acute wards (waterlow‚1985). The Waterlow Scale assigns believed to predispose patients towards developing pressure ulcers: build/weight‚ continence‚ skin type mobility‚ sex/age‚ appetite‚ tissue malnutrition‚ neurological deficit‚ surgery/trauma and specific medication. The total scores achieved within each factor are summed to derive the Waterlow score‚ with higher scores believed to mark
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different grades of ulcer. The scoring system consists of areas that are all deemed to be factors that may contribute towards a patient’s risk of developing pressure ulcers. These include a patient’s build‚ tissue viability‚ sex‚ nutritional status‚ continence‚ mobility and other special risks such as co-morbidities and medications. The theory is‚ the higher the patient scores within each area and overall the higher the patient is at risk of obtaining pressure ulcers (Judy-waterlow.co.uk 2007). The tool’s
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Clinical focus Incontinence in patients with dementia Harriet Price I ncontinence is highly prevalent in people with dementia owing to deterioration in their mental and physical abilities (Wai et al‚ 2010). However‚ Yap and Tan (2006) discuss whether people with dementia have ‘true incontinence’‚ as Abrams et al (1988: p6) define incontinence as: ‘the involuntary loss of urine that is objectively demonstrable and presents a social or hygiene problem.’ This definition implies
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In this journal‚ five RNs use the nursing process to put together a care plan for an elderly patient. Pedro Ruymán Brito-Brito‚ Cristina Oter-Quintana‚ Ángel Martín-García‚ Mª Teresa Alcolea-Cosín‚ Susana Martín-Iglesias and Domingo Ángel Fernández-Gutiérrez are the RNs who have developed a care plan for Mr. A who has “urinary incontinence” and has developed “social interaction problems” after his “prostatectomy”. Mr. A is a retired 75 year old man who has developed a urine leakage problem due to
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