A client informs the nurse that he frequently experiences stress incontinence. Which intervention should the nurse plan for this client?
1. Provide client with absorbent pads or panty liners.
2. Have a bedside commode readily available to the client.
3. Catheterize the client every shift for residual urine.
4. Toilet the client every 2 hours.
Answer: 1
1. Stress incontinence involves the loss of small amounts of urine when intra-abdominal pressure increases, as with sneezing or coughing. The pads help to keep undergarments dry.
2. A bedside commode would help with urge incontinence.
3. Catheterization for residual urine would help with functional incontinence.
4. Toileting every 2 hours would help with overflow incontinence.
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