Risk Factors for Urine Retention in the Bladder

Patient was educated on risk factors affecting urine retention as follows: Enlarged prostate Prostate is a small gland in males, located between the bladder and penis. The urethra draining the urine out from the bladder passes through the center of the prostate into the penis and drains the urine out. Any enlargement of prostate will press onto the urethra draining the urine from bladder and results in backup of urine in the bladder. Poorly managed [...]

Nurse Teaching on Acute Renal Failure (ARF)

Patient was educated on acute renal failure as follows: Acute renal failure is a condition that arises from failure of kidneys that develops very rapidly in an individual. This condition evolves in a span of few hours to days. This condition leads to acute loss of kidney’s ability to eliminate excess water, electrolytes, and wastes from the body. Acute failure to eliminate excess water from the body leads to sudden buildup of fluid level in [...]

Nurse Teaching on Bladder Retraining

Patient was educated on bladder retraining which is a behavior therapy to treat urge incontinence. The main elements of this bladder retraining process are as follows: The goal of bladder retraining The goal of bladder retraining is to gradually increase the time interval between emptying the bladder and the amount of urine the bladder can accommodate, thus overcoming the urge. Continue the plan until the interval between two successive acts of voiding is at least [...]

Hemodialysis

Patient was educated on hemodialysis as follows: Hemodialysisis a procedure of cleaning the blood of fluid, salts, and other waste products, such as urea and uric acid, in patients with renal failure. Hemodialysis involves accessing the shunt or the fistula site with a needle, getting the blood out of the body and having it pass through an apparatus called dialyzer, which functions as an artificial kidney. Dialyzer has two compartments in it, separated by a [...]

Functions of Kidney-3

Patient was educated on different kidney functions as follows: Elimination of wastes The kidneys function as one of the major organs for elimination, by removing excess fluid and electrolytes, metabolic wastes like urea and uric acid from the body. Acid base regulation A good acid base balance has to be maintained, for the body to function properly. As part of regular body metabolism, numerous acids are produced. These acids have to be neutralized or eliminated [...]