Instructions:
- Read Chapter 15 carefully.
- Answer the following questions: (Try to think of as many things as you can and describe them.)
- How many ways are urinary incontinence and decubitus ulcers related to each other?
- Can one cause the other?
- Are there any microorganisms that they have in common?
- Do they both affect the same kind of tissue?
- Do they both cause pain?
- Is it the same kind of pain?
Answer preview
Microorganisms shared by urinary incontinence and decubitus ulcers
There are a couple of bacteria species shared by urinary incontinence and decubitus ulcers. The inability to control the passage of urine means that a person with UI will involuntary release urine from their bladder, which will result in the transference of the bacteria within the urine into an open pressure sore wounds (Dugger, 2018). Some of the shared bacteria include Enterococcus faecalis, Proteus mirabilis, and Escherichia coli. Once these bacteria come into contact with an open wound, they will inadvertently end up causing infection.
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