The nurse wants to begin helping a resident who is overweight and has urinary inconti-nence with healthy bladder behavior skills. Which intervention should the nurse imple-ment?
a. Begin low-calorie diet for weight management.
b. Schedule voiding at 2- to 4-hour intervals.
c. Instruct resident to practice abdominal exercises.
d. Reduce the time between an urge to void and voiding.
B
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A Incorrect. This can be a reasonable approach to urinary incontinence, but the nurse applies low-cost behavioral techniques first.
B Correct. Healthy bladder behavior skills include scheduling voiding at 2- to 4-hour intervals for residents either independently or with prompting.
C Incorrect. Pelvic floor exercises help to control urinary incontinence.
D Incorrect. Bladder training involves increasing the time between the urge to void and voiding.
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