How to choose diapers for the elderly? How to change diapers for the elderly with urinary incontinence

Elderly people with urinary incontinence cannot take care of themselves, and they cannot do without adult diapers. It is especially important for them to buy comfortable and easy-to-use adult diapers for the elderly with urinary incontinence. In addition, bedridden elderly with severe incontinence usually need nursing care to change diapers. Then, how to change diapers for the elderly with urinary incontinence? How to choose diapers for the elderly? 1. For the elderly who can take care of themselves, we can choose lightweight vitality pants for the elderly. The material is light and breathable, which will not cause the elderly to feel stuffy and intolerable, allowing the elderly to travel freely and conveniently. 2. For the elderly who cannot take care of themselves, adult diapers are perfect. Adult diapers have large water absorption capacity, good water absorption performance, and can lock moisture for a long time; the three-dimensional protection is close to the waist to prevent side leakage when the urine volume is large; the soft texture benefits from the imported high-grade non-woven fabric, which is comfortable and hypoallergenic. An adult diaper most suitable for long-term use by the elderly with incontinence. 3. Adult diapers are designed for patients with urinary incontinence, and the urine volume of adults is relatively large, and the natural absorption volume is also large. It will be very embarrassing if you choose adult diapers with a small absorption capacity and cannot fully absorb urine and cause urine leakage. Therefore, before choosing adult diapers, we can look at the related product introduction and user experience to see which adult diapers have a relatively large absorption capacity and are of excellent quality. 4. At present, many adult diapers on the market have plastic-like outer membranes, not to mention the poor air permeability, the appearance is also very bloated, and it is not convenient to wear them on the body. In view of this, we should choose lightweight diapers, which are light and breathable, and basically do not feel better when worn on the body. When choosing adult diapers, patients with urinary incontinence should choose adult diapers that are easy to put on and take off. 5. When choosing adult diapers, we also need to pay attention to the waist design to avoid excessive looseness or tightness of adult diapers. The velcro waist sticker design of adult diapers can be freely pasted repeatedly in the front waistband sticking area within the waist range corresponding to the size, and it is comfortable and comfortable. It is a pretty good adult diaper design. How to change diapers for the elderly with urinary incontinence 　　 1. Work preparation 1. Staff preparation: dress neatly, without stains, and odors, trim nails. 2. Environmental preparation: The environment is clean and the temperature is appropriate. Close doors and windows, and shield the screen if necessary. 3. Preparations for nurses: tidy clothes and wash hands. Wear a mask when necessary. 4. Item preparation: diapers, toilet paper, screens, basins, warm towels. 5. Ask about the second bowel situation and remind the elderly to defecate regularly. Assist the patient to take a comfortable lying position and properly handle various pipelines.　　 2. Communication 　　 Explain to the elderly the time and method of changing diapers, and obtain the cooperation of the elderly.　　3. Get ready to go back to the treatment cart to the patient's bed, check the bed number, name and doctor's order book again. Check and explain to seniors that diapers need to be changed in order to obtain cooperation.　　4. Operation process 1. Changing diapers: The caregiver dresses neatly, washes and warms his hands. The caregiver puts the basin and towel on the bedside seat. 2. Lift the quilt of the lower body of the elderly to assist the elderly to take a supine position. Pay attention to the screen and keep warm. 3. Untie the diaper buckle and pull the front piece back from between the legs. (Move gently to prevent scratches) Get on both side rails. 4. Hold the shoulders of the elderly with both hands, and turn the hips over the elderly in a lateral position. 5. Fold the inner face of the contaminated diaper under the hips, take a towel moistened with warm water (40-45°C) and wipe the perineum, paying attention to skin folds. Observe the skin condition of the perineum and buttocks of the elderly. Assist the elderly to put on their pants and cover the quilt, and keep warm. Wipe the perineum with a wet towel and observe the skin condition of the perineum and buttocks of the elderly. 6. Lay the two sheets of clean paper diapers folded in half (close to the skin and facing inward) under the hips of the elderly, and unfold the upper sheets downward. 7. Assist the elderly to turn their bodies to the supine position, remove the contaminated diapers from one side, put them into the dirt bucket, and gently wear them under the elderly's hips. Organize and level the back clothing of the elderly. (Clothing folds are easy to burn the skin of the elderly) and clean the diapers under the body. Lift up the front piece of the diaper from both sides, arrange the inner thighs of the diaper to fit, tighten the inner sides of the two wings of the front piece, and stick the back piece on Adhesive area for the front piece of the diaper. Organize and level the back clothing of the elderly. (Clothing folds can easily burn the skin of the elderly) Cover the quilt. 8. Observe the color of urine volume and record the volume. Observe the stool, record the amount, color, and nature. 9. Sort out and clean the disposable urine pad. Cover the quilt. Make the bed unit to help the elderly take a comfortable lying position and keep warm.　　 5. Precautions 1. When changing diapers, flatten the inner and outer edges of the diapers to prevent side leakage. 2. Choose suitable size diapers according to the fat and thinness of the elderly. 3. Elderly people use diapers. After changing or defecation, they should use warm towels to wipe or clean the perineum to reduce odor and keep the area clean and dry. 4. When the elderly suffer from infectious diseases, the diapers should be put into medical yellow garbage bags for centralized recycling and disposal as medical garbage.