The nurse is working in a long-term care facility where many clients use habit training to manage incontinence. Which action by unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) requires intervention by the nurse?
a. Toileting clients after meals
b. Changing incontinence briefs when wet
c. Encouraging clients to drink fluids
d. Recording incontinence episodes
B
Habit training is undermined by the use of absorbent incontinence briefs or pads. The nurse should re-educate the UAP on the technique of habit training. The other actions by the UAP are appropriate.
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