Volume 50 - Issue 12 - December, 2004
Feature
Empirical Studies
12/01/2004
An estimated 15% to 30% of non-institutionalized older Americans (>age 65), and approximately 50% of institutionalized older adults are incontinent.1 Incontinence is more than just an inconvenience to residents and caregivers....
An estimated 15% to 30% of non-institutionalized older Americans (>age 65), and approximately 50% of institutionalized older adults are incontinent.1 Incontinence is more than just an inconvenience to residents and caregivers....
An estimated 15% to 30% of...
12/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
12/01/2004
Perineal skin damage secondary to incontinence is painful, preventable, and occurs in as many as 33% of hospitalized adults and 41% of adults in long-term care.1,2
Despite the importance of perineal skin care protocols that seek to...
Perineal skin damage secondary to incontinence is painful, preventable, and occurs in as many as 33% of hospitalized adults and 41% of adults in long-term care.1,2
Despite the importance of perineal skin care protocols that seek to...
Perineal skin damage...
12/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
12/01/2004
Female urinary incontinence (UI) is defined as any involuntary leakage of urine in women. The three common types of UI are stress, urge, and mixed. Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is the leakage of urine with physical exertion,...
Female urinary incontinence (UI) is defined as any involuntary leakage of urine in women. The three common types of UI are stress, urge, and mixed. Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is the leakage of urine with physical exertion,...
Female urinary incontinence...
12/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Guest Editorial
12/01/2004
It is most appropriate and timely that the theme of this issue of Ostomy/Wound Management is urinary incontinence. This field continues to grow and expand, creating more opportunities for nurses who specialize in both incontinence and...
It is most appropriate and timely that the theme of this issue of Ostomy/Wound Management is urinary incontinence. This field continues to grow and expand, creating more opportunities for nurses who specialize in both incontinence and...
It is most appropriate and...
12/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
12/01/2004
Endotracheal tube adjusts for difficult intubations
Medline (Mundelein, Ill.) introduces EndoFlex, an endotracheal tube that enables clinicians to rapidly and safely adjust the tip to accommodate a variety of difficult airway situations....
Endotracheal tube adjusts for difficult intubations
Medline (Mundelein, Ill.) introduces EndoFlex, an endotracheal tube that enables clinicians to rapidly and safely adjust the tip to accommodate a variety of difficult airway situations....
Endotracheal tube adjusts for...
12/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
12/01/2004
Allogeneic (nonidentical) hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) is a potentially curative treatment option for certain hematologic malignancies. The procedure requires the patient to receive a conditioning regimen consisting of...
Allogeneic (nonidentical) hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) is a potentially curative treatment option for certain hematologic malignancies. The procedure requires the patient to receive a conditioning regimen consisting of...
Allogeneic (nonidentical)...
12/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
12/01/2004
She calls herself a huge patient advocate — a gatekeeper for urinary incontinence. In addition to her responsibilities in a hospital-based outpatient wound care center, she helped establish an incontinence clinic at a women’s healthcare...
She calls herself a huge patient advocate — a gatekeeper for urinary incontinence. In addition to her responsibilities in a hospital-based outpatient wound care center, she helped establish an incontinence clinic at a women’s healthcare...
She calls herself a huge...
12/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
12/01/2004
The cardinal symptom of inflammatory bowel disease is diarrhea, which can be diurnal and/or nocturnal. Paraplegics and quadriplegics are plagued by urinary and/or fecal incontinence as a result of spinal injuries. The underlying concern...
The cardinal symptom of inflammatory bowel disease is diarrhea, which can be diurnal and/or nocturnal. Paraplegics and quadriplegics are plagued by urinary and/or fecal incontinence as a result of spinal injuries. The underlying concern...
The cardinal symptom of...
12/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
12/01/2004
Several federal regulations and quality improvement instruments govern the type and quality of care provided in long-term care facilities, one of the most heavily regulated of all healthcare settings. A recent discussion with a state...
Several federal regulations and quality improvement instruments govern the type and quality of care provided in long-term care facilities, one of the most heavily regulated of all healthcare settings. A recent discussion with a state...
Several federal regulations...
12/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
12/01/2004
More than 17 million Americans suffer from overactive bladder (OAB). Despite the prevalence of this costly problem ($16 to $18 billion is spent on the condition annually), the authors of Overcoming Overactive Bladder succeed in portraying...
More than 17 million Americans suffer from overactive bladder (OAB). Despite the prevalence of this costly problem ($16 to $18 billion is spent on the condition annually), the authors of Overcoming Overactive Bladder succeed in portraying...
More than 17 million...
12/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
