An 89-year-old hospitalized female patient tells a nurse, "I go to the bathroom really often, but I manage this by not drinking too much before I go to bed so I can sleep for the night." The patient has no pain or discomfort with voiding
The nurse considers this finding to be a:
a. manifestation of urge incontinence.
b. manifestation of a urinary tract infection.
c. normal age-related change in an 89-year-old woman.
d. manifestation of diabetes.
ANS: C
A decreased bladder capacity is a normal age-related change. Urinating frequently with no other symptoms is not a manifestation of infection or diabetes. Urge incontinence is not a correct re-sponse as the patient is not experiencing incontinence.
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