The goal of a bladder retraining program is to
a. Increase the older person's awareness of incontinent episodes
b. Have the older person void every 2 hours
c. Increase the period of time between voiding
d. Increase the older person's awareness of the urge to void
C
Bladder retraining attempts to increase the capacity of the bladder and increase the time between voiding. Responses A, B, and D all can be components of various bladder programs but are not specific to a bladder retraining program.
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