tsw318

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1. Calling briefs "diapers"....*vent*

   tsw318 replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

   From the perspective of a patient who wears tabbed diapers due to mild incontinence from being a quadriplegic (even though I have a suprapubic catheter, I still experience leakage from bladder spasms and a weak sphincter), I would MUCH rather my care...

2. Calling briefs "diapers"....*vent*

   tsw318 replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

   No, just the terminology of calling them briefs in general. I believe society has done a disservice to those who are incontinent, misdirected the true focus of the problem away from incontinence, in effect not doing anything to desensitize anyone reg...

3. Calling briefs "diapers"....*vent*

   tsw318 replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

   I am a 43 year old quadriplegic man. I have recently had to start wearing diapers. I personally find calling diapers briefs offensive and shaming. When I first started wearing diapers I was very embarrassed. what I was wearing, tabbed variety, was vi...