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I'm unsure that they are aware....there is also a question of cognitive impairment. I work alone with the health care provider in the community(practice in office-setting) as opposed to an institution(ex. hospital).

How would you handle urinary incontinence in a senior health care employer it you work alone in isolation together in a community? I don't know if they're aware or not of the incontinence. I've discovered wet spots on the rug. I don't want to cause embarrassment for them, but I feel a duty not to let this to happen in front of a patient.

Some of you RNs sound very unwelcoming, threatened and resentful. It concerns me that any LPN would have to tolerate such intolerant and discriminatory attitudes. My sympathy rests with any poor LPN who would have to endure a shift with such unprofessional nurses.One would expect from nurses with higher education less stereotypical remarks. Your lack of professionalism reflected in your remarks makes the point that some RN's can also be professionally inadequate in variety of areas.Perhaps you are overdue in updating yourself on the current role of LPNs. I've met incompetent Rn's and incompetent LVN's. And I've met RN's who are very threatened by LVN's who possess the same skill level or higher than RNs. Some LPNs don't pursue professional development and others do, just like RNs...some advance themselves and some don't. You can't assume everyone if fuctioning on the same level. This is a very simplistic view. Everyone brings to nursing different levels of education, experiences and abilities. I would not look down on a RN who knows nothing about methadone maintenance or maintaining IVs...I would do my best to be understanding and supportive. This a more an issue of supportiveness. I thought nurse were supposed to be supportive and caring. You don't need to feel so threatened. It would be helpful if we could support and help each other. As an aside, some LVNs have higher education that RNs...they may possess a BSc or other degrees. So please don't stereotype and please don't feel so threatened and resentful as its not very professional and simply not nice. There are professional Rns and LVNs and unprofessional Rns and LVNs. Remember each nurse is an individual and should be taken on there own merit. Discrimination is ignorance and should not be tolerated.

How would you handle urinary incontinence in a senior health care employer it you work alone in isolation together in a community. I don't know if they're aware or not of the incontinence and I don't want to cause embarrassment for them, but I feel a duty not to let this to happen in front of a patient. What is the best approach?