The nurse interviewing an older adult for a nursing history recognizes that the client is experiencing symptomology inconsistent with normal aging of the urinary tract when the client reports: Select all that apply
a. finding it more difficult in the last few months to start voiding
b. having two bladder infections in the last 4 years
c. getting up once or twice each night to urinate
d. occasionally experiencing pain when urinating
e. needing to urinate every at least every two hours during the day
ANS: A, D
Difficulty and pain are not characteristics of urination normally attributed to aging.
In about 10% to 20% of well older adults, aging of the urinary tract is associated with an increased frequency of involuntary bladder contractions. These changes may lead to frequency, nocturia, urgency, and vulnerability to infection.
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