A nurse cares for a client with urinary incontinence. The client states, "I am so embarrassed. My bladder leaks like a young child's bladder." How should the nurse respond?
a. "I understand how you feel. I would be mortified."
b. "Incontinence pads will minimize leaks in public."
c. "I can teach you strategies to help control your incontinence."
d. "More women experience incontinence than you might think."
ANS: C
The nurse should accept and acknowledge the client's concerns, and assist the client to learn techniques that will allow control of urinary incontinence. The nurse should not diminish the client's concerns with the use of pads or stating statistics about the occurrence of incontinence.
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