A client at a health care facility complains to the nurse that when going about his day he is often unable to hold his urine while he tries to locate a toilet. How should the nurse document this incontinence in the client?

Question

A) Stress
B) Urge
C) Functional
D) Total

Answer 1

C
Feedback:
The nurse should document the client's condition as functional incontinence when the client is unable to retain urine for some time after getting an urge to void. Stress incontinence can result in the loss of small amounts of urine when intra-abdominal pressure rises. Urge incontinence is the need to void perceived frequently with a short-lived ability to sustain control of flow. Total incontinence is the loss of urine without any identifiable pattern.