Which assessment made by the nurse is a major sign of renal changes related to age?
a. Hematuria
b. Nocturia
c. Urgency incontinence
d. Renal calculi
C
Urgency incontinence is related to several age-related changes in the urinary musculature. Renal calculi and hematuria are pathologic symptoms and are not age related. Nocturia is not specifi-cally related to aging.
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