A nurse's colleague has applied an incontinence pad to an older adult patient who has experienced occasional episodes of functional incontinence. What principle should guide the nurse's management of urinary incontinence in older adults?
A) Diuretics should be promptly discontinued when an older adult experiences incontinence.
B) Restricting fluid intake is recommended for older adults experiencing incontinence.
C) Urinary catheterization is a first-line treatment for incontinence in older adults with incontinence.
D) Urinary incontinence is not considered a normal consequence of aging.
Ans: D
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Nursing management is based on the premise that incontinence is not inevitable with illness or aging and that it is often reversible and treatable. Diuretics cannot always be safely discontinued. Fluid restriction and catheterization are not considered to be safe, first-line interventions for the treatment of incontinence.
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