Which is an initial priority intervention for a client with stress incontinence?
a. Beginning medication and dietary teach-ing
b. Referring the client to an incontinence clinic
c. Assisting the client in finding absorbent pads
d. Instructing the client to maintain an in-continence diary
D
Maintaining a diary detailing times of urine leakage, activities, and foods eaten will aid in the diagnostic process by showing whether a connection can be made between specific factors that seem to trigger the incontinence episodes. Use of medication or absorbent pads or referral to a specialty clinic may be used as part of the treatment plan at some point, but an accurate assess-ment needs to occur first.
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