The nurse is presenting an educational event at a local senior center. You have been asked to talk about "Keeping Your Urinary System Healthy." What important information should you include in your presentation?
A) "Urinary incontinence, to some degree, is expected in people over 60 years of age."
B) "Urinary incontinence is easily treated in the older adult."
C) "Urinary incontinence is more prevalent in the United States than diabetes or ulcer disease."
D) "Urinary incontinence is overreported and overtreated."
Ans: C
Feedback: More than 17 million adults in the United States are estimated to have urinary incontinence (involuntary loss of urine from the bladder), with most of them experiencing overactive bladder syndrome, making this disorder more prevalent than diabetes or ulcer disease.
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