A 68-year-old female patient is experiencing episodes of urinary incontinence. What should this indicate to the nurse?
1. an abnormal finding requiring further testing
2. the presence of a urinary infection
3. a normal outcome of the aging process
4. the result of having several children
Correct Answer: 1
Incontinence is not a normal finding and will require further investigation to identify the cause. Episodes of urinary incontinence do not indicate the presence of a urinary infection. Although frequency and urgency can be symptoms of a urinary tract infection, a culture is necessary in order to determine infection. While some stress incontinence may occur in multiparous women, incontinence is not normal and is it not necessarily the result of having had several children.
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