Incontinent vs. Involuntary

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Many many moons ago when I was in nursing school, we were taught that you are incontinent of urine, involuntary of stool. It is still a pet peeve of mine to hear someone say "he's incontinent of stool". NO!! The instructor would have marked you WRONG for saying that incorrectly. Has this faded away? Am I the only one with this seemingly outdated pet peeve?? :confused:

Specializes in Community Health Nurse.

Ha! :rotfl: Funny hoolihan...:chuckle

In Hawaii when I worked as a traveling nurse, the patients had their own words for stool and urine. For stool they would say "shit".....no kidding.....or "stink/stank". :D For urine they would say "make water". :chuckle

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Originally posted by LasVegasRN

Many many moons ago when I was in nursing school, we were taught that you are incontinent of urine, involuntary of stool. It is still a pet peeve of mine to hear someone say "he's incontinent of stool". NO!! The instructor would have marked you WRONG for saying that incorrectly. Has this faded away? Am I the only one with this seemingly outdated pet peeve?? :confused:

NANDA lists as one of its official nursing dx: incontinance, bowel

soooo.... that is how it is now addressed. Yep, you need to update your pet peeve to write the "correct" nursing diagnosis (sorry... ):kiss

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never heard of 'involuntary of stool'.

Incontinent of stool/urine: yes

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heared btoh too, Vegas, don't worry, but yes it was many, many moons ago!!

Now we always use incontinent of urine/ stool.

(funny we write Stuhl here, but it is spoken as stool)

Renee

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Whew, thanks, semstr. I was beginning to wonder if I hallucinated an entire portion of clinicals. :eek:

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I was taught incontinent / urine and involuntary/stools. I graduated in 1983.

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Ahhhh, my sanity is restored... :D

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