ADDITIONAL RESOURCES - VEA
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES - VEA
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Managing Incontinence<br />
Types of Incontinence: Functional Incontinence<br />
12. Functional urinary incontinence may be caused by one or both of either mental or physical disabilities<br />
and is the most common form of urinary incontinence in the elderly residents of residential aged care<br />
services.<br />
TRUE<br />
FALSE<br />
13. People with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia may not recognise the urge to urinate or be able to plan<br />
a trip to the toilet.<br />
TRUE<br />
FALSE<br />
14. Treatment and management of functional urinary incontinence may involve all or some of the<br />
following: improving functional status and physical strength, reducing environmental obstacles to<br />
toilets, bladder retraining and timed toilet scheduling.<br />
TRUE<br />
FALSE<br />
Types of Incontinence: Overflow and Enuresis/Bed Wetting<br />
15. Which of the following is NOT a symptom of overflow urinary incontinence? Circle your response.<br />
bladder distension<br />
straining to pass urine<br />
reduced urine flow and changes to the urine stream flow<br />
urinating less than three times a day<br />
16. Which of the following is NOT a treatment or management strategy for overflow urinary incontinence?<br />
Circle your response.<br />
surgery medication meditation<br />
Crede’s manoeuvre<br />
indwelling catheters<br />
17. Enuresis, or nocturnal bed wetting, can be treated by any of the following: surgical repair of physical<br />
injury or trauma, decreasing evening fluid intake, changing sleep patterns and pelvic floor exercises.<br />
TRUE<br />
FALSE<br />
Types of Incontinence: Faecal Incontinence<br />
18. List four possible causes of constipation.<br />
Lack of fibre in diet<br />
Too much fibre in diet<br />
Decreased fluid intake<br />
Decreased exercise<br />
Some medications<br />
Nerve damage<br />
Bowel disease or disorders: haemorrhoids, irritable bowel syndrome<br />
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