A patient being assessed by the physician states, "I wet my pants every time I cough." The nurse recognizes this as:
1. reflex incontinence.
2. overflow incontinence.
3. urge incontinence.
4. stress incontinence.
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Stress incontinence is the involuntary loss of small amounts of urine during physical activity that increases abdominal pressure, such as coughing, laughing, sneezing, and lifting.
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Which option characterizes effective collaboration?
1. Outcomes are positive for each healthcare provider. 2. Common purpose and goals are identified at the outset. 3. There is interdisciplinary goal setting for the patient. 4. Each provider evaluates own outcomes.
After releasing the pressure of your thumb on your patient's lower legs, ankles, and feet, you observe a 4 mm depression of the skin that disappears in 10 to 15 seconds. You would report this finding as which of the following?
a. 1+ pitting edema c. 3+ pitting edema b. 2+ pitting edema d. 4+ pitting edema
An analysis of aborted tissues reveals that the fetus had an aneuploid condition. The nurse asks the mother if her menstrual periods are generally regular. What is the rationale for this question?
1. Many spontaneous abortions occur before the mother is aware she is pregnant. 2. Menstrual irregularities signal hormone alterations that may cause aneuploidy. 3. Spontaneous abortion often "resets" a woman's hormonal cycle, making periods more regular. 4. Aneuploidy's greatest effects are on the secondary sexual characteristics.
Explain what is meant by this statement: "Changes in the household experience can negatively or positively influence the health of family members."
What will be an ideal response?