Transient Incontinence – Common Causes Nursing Mnemonic (P-DIAPERS)
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P-DIAPERS
- P-Psychologic
- D-Delirium
- I-Infection
- A-Atrophic Urethra
- P-Pharmaceuticals – blood pressure medication, antidepressants, diuretics, sleeping pills
- E-Excess Urine Output
- R-Restricted Mobility
- S-Stool Impaction
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These are common causes of transient incontinence – when a patient cannot hold their urine and becomes incontinent without warning, periodically. This occurs in children and commonly in older adults
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