The nurse understands that stress incontinence occurs:
a. With a urinary tract infection (UTI)
b. Because of emotional strain
c. As a result of increased intraabdominal pressure
d. With a specific amount of urine in the bladder
C
If intraabdominal pressure increases, then the patient can have dribbling. A UTI causes frequency as a result of irritation in the bladder. Emotional strain can cause frequency. Specific volume of urine in the bladder triggers reflex incontinence.
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