Chapter 15

Urinary Incontinence

Instructions:

1. Read Chapter 15 carefully.
2. Answer the following questions: (Try to think of as many things as you can and describe them.)
   1. How many ways are urinary incontinence and decubitus ulcers related to each other?
   2. Can one cause the other?
   3. Are there any microorganisms that they have in common?
   4. Do they both affect the same kind of tissue?
   5. Do they both cause pain?
   6. Is it the same kind of pain

Answer preview

Urinary incontinence, just like decubitus ulcers, affects mostly the elderly (Dugger, 2018). It is a medical condition that takes away a person’s ability to restrict their passage of urine. UI and pressure ulcers profoundly impact morbidity and the standard of life for geriatric patients. Another link between urinary incontinence and decubitus ulcers is that they share a couple of risk factors (Dugger, 2018). A person suffering…