The client tells the nurse of the feeling of always needing to void. The nurse instructs on normal urine elimination. At which amount of urine accumulation in the bladder is the nerve reflex triggered to signal the need to void?
A) 150 mL
B) 300 mL
C) 500 mL
D) 750 mL
A
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The nerve reflex is triggered when approximately 150 mL of urine accumulates.
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