A client comes to the clinic and complains of not being able to hold her urine, stating: "I feel so terrible. This shouldn't happen at my age." The nurse's best response is:
A) "There are a number of possible causes for this. I need to ask you some more questions about it."
B) "Getting old isn't much fun, is it?"
C) "You shouldn't feel badly. Lots of people have this trouble."
D) "You'll probably have to start wearing incontinent briefs. Then you won't be worried about accidents."
A
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1. Shiatsu. 2. Swedish. 3. Reflexology. 4. Deep tissue.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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