An older adult male client has experienced hesitancy, nocturia, frequency of urination, and a decreased force of urinary stream but tells the nurse these symptoms have subsided and asks what might have caused that to happen
What would be the nurse's BEST response? a. "Had you decreased your fluid intake in the afternoons when you noticed this change?"
b. "The bladder muscles have enlarged and reduced these symptoms."
c. "You may have had a mild urinary tract infection that has cleared up."
d. "We may never know the exact cause."
B
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), progressive enlargement of the prostate gland, occurs with aging and can obstruct the urinary outlet. Early manifestations include urinary hesitancy, urinary frequency, and nocturia followed by a period in which symptoms may subside due to the enlargement of the bladder muscles; later manifestations include incomplete bladder emptying and urinary tract infection.
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