A client informs the nurse that he frequently experiences stress incontinence. The nurse plans the following interventions:
A)
Have a bedside commode readily available to the client.
B)
Provide client with absorbent pads or panty liners.
C)
Toilet client every 2 hours.
D)
Catheterize client every shift for residual urine.
B
Explanation:
A)
Stress incontinence involves loss of small amounts of urine when intra-abdominal pressure increases, as with sneezing or coughing. The pads help to keep undergarments dry. Option A would help with urge incontinence. Option C helps with functional incontinence, and option D would be done for overflow incontinence.
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B)
Stress incontinence involves loss of small amounts of urine when intra-abdominal pressure increases, as with sneezing or coughing. The pads help to keep undergarments dry. Option A would help with urge incontinence. Option C helps with functional incontinence, and option D would be done for overflow incontinence.
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C)
Stress incontinence involves loss of small amounts of urine when intra-abdominal pressure increases, as with sneezing or coughing. The pads help to keep undergarments dry. Option A would help with urge incontinence. Option C helps with functional incontinence, and option D would be done for overflow incontinence.
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D)
Stress incontinence involves loss of small amounts of urine when intra-abdominal pressure increases, as with sneezing or coughing. The pads help to keep undergarments dry. Option A would help with urge incontinence. Option C helps with functional incontinence, and option D would be done for overflow incontinence.
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