The nurse is teaching an older adult client how to perform Kegel exercises. Which information will the nurse include in the teaching?
1. "Tighten your perineal muscles."
2. "Tighten your buttocks, perineum, and thighs."
3. "Tighten the muscles of your perineum and buttocks."
4. "Tighten the muscles of your abdomen, buttocks, and perineum."
1. "Tighten your perineal muscles."
Explanation: 1. A Kegel is performed correctly when the perineal muscles are tightened and the abdominal, buttocks, and thigh muscles remain relaxed.
2. A Kegel is performed correctly when the perineal muscles are tightened and the abdominal, buttocks, and thigh muscles remain relaxed.
3. A Kegel is performed correctly when the perineal muscles are tightened and the abdominal, buttocks, and thigh muscles remain relaxed.
4. A Kegel is performed correctly when the perineal muscles are tightened and the abdominal, buttocks, and thigh muscles remain relaxed.
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