Course: Understanding Continence Promotion: Effective Management of Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction in Adults

Physical examination is an essential part of a comprehensive continence assessment (CCA) Before undertaking a physical examination you must gain consent from the man. The consenting process involves explaining to …

Let’s begin with you drawing on your experience and thinking about people in your practice … Consider your answers to these questions: What are the most common questions you are …

Here is a simple poem to help you remember the common types of incontinence: Stress equals ‘squirts’, when the pressure is on; Cough, sneeze or trampoline and the urine is …

Physical examination is an essential part of a comprehensive continence assessment (CCA). Before undertaking a physical examination you must gain consent from the woman. The consenting process involves explaining to …

Urinalysis is a clinical screening test which can identify medical diseases that have gone unnoticed as they do not produce striking signs and symptoms. Examples include Diabetes mellitus and insipidus, …

At the end of the assessment the assessor needs to analyse all the information and make a diagnosis about the type of dysfunction the person is experiencing. Making the diagnosis …

Watch clinician Fiona Saunders take ‘Mr Smith’s’ history to assess his bowel dysfunction. Your task Make notes on the specific skills the assessor used to: Put Mr Smith at ease …

A three day bladder diary is an essential part of a continence assessment. It is best if it is completed prior to the assessment to enable the information to be …

A comprehensive bladder and bowel assessment has three major sections: 1. History General health history eg medical, surgical, obstetric, current medication Presence of symptoms Symptom frequency and severity Variation between …

Watch clinician Janice Reid take ‘Mrs Brown’s’ history to assess her bladder dysfunction. Your task What type of urinary incontinence do you think Mrs Brown is most likely to have? …

The term constipation describes a symptom. It comes from the Latin constipare which means crowded together. Constipation is defined as difficulty, delay or pain on defaecation. It reflects either a …

Continence assessment is an essential intervention presenting a detailed history, objective identification of incontinence symptoms and ascertaining what previous treatment programmes were successful or unsuccessful[1]. In order to provide the …

In the previous step, did you think it was likely that ‘Jim’ would recover his bowel function? Clinician Kate Boyce met with Jim and his daughter and explored the causes …

Faecal impaction or faecal loading occurs when the rectum, and often the lower colon, is full with hard or soft stool and the individual is unable to evacuate their bowel …