The home health nurse is performing an evaluation of the older adult patient's home to assess for any safety issues. The nurse recognizes that an environmental factor that could lead to functional incontinence would be:
1. a night-light in the bathroom.
2. location of the patient's room on the opposite end of the house from the bath-room.
3. hand rails located around the toilet and bathtub.
4. the caregiver's room located close to the patient's room.
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Functional incontinence is the term used when a person voids inappropriately because of inability to get to the toilet or manage the mechanics of toileting. The patient's room should be located close to the bathroom.
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