A client has been admitted with incontinence. What should the nurse expect to assess in this client?
1. Client is wearing cotton undergarments.
2. Leakage of urine occurs when client laughs.
3. Leakage of urine occurs when talking with the client.
4. The skin of the client is clear without discoloration.
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: A client with incontinence would wear some kind of undergarment pad. Cotton undergarments alone would not provide protection for catching the urine.
Rationale 2: Incontinence involves a small leakage of urine when a client laughs.
Rationale 3: Incontinence does not occur if a client just carries on a conversation.
Rationale 4: If the client has been experiencing incontinence, the nurse might expect to see the skin inflamed and irritated because urine is very irritating to the skin.
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