A nurse is caring for an older adult client at a health care facility who experiences urinary urgency. Which of the following is a possible cause of the client's condition?
A) Impaired mobility
B) Metabolic dysfunction
C) Diminished bladder capacity
D) Antibiotic therapy
C
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Older adults are likely to experience urinary urgency and frequency because of normal physiologic changes such as diminished bladder capacity and degenerative changes in the cerebral cortex. Impaired mobility could lead to functional incontinence. Antibiotics and metabolic problems do not increase the risk for urinary incontinence.
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