A client has overflow incontinence. Which intervention does the nurse add to this client's care plan to assist with elimination?
a. Stroking the medial aspect of the thigh
b. Using intermittent catheterization
c. Providing digital anal stimulation
d. Using the Valsalva maneuver
D
In clients with overflow incontinence, the voiding reflex arc is not intact. Mechanical pressure, such as that achieved through the Valsalva maneuver (holding the breath and bearing down as if to defecate), can initiate voiding.
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