TEST BANK FOR GERONTOLOGIC NURSING 6TH EDITION BY MEINER Chapter 22: Urinary Function

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MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. When caring for older adults, the nurse expects to encounter the normal urinary age-related outcome of a. urinary incontinence. b. low-grade bladder infection. c. nocturia. d.... urinary residual volume. 2. An 87-year-old patient has suddenly become incontinent. What would the nurse do first? a. Review the patient’s record for medications that can cause urinary incontinence. b. Seek an order for an indwelling urinary catheter to prevent skin breakdown. c. Limit the patient’s fluid intake to reduce the feeling of having to void so often. d. Teach the patient to void every 2 hours when awake during the day or night. 3. An older adult patient reports “losing urine” when bending over or getting out of a chair. What type of incontinence does the nurse plan interventions for? a. Overflow b. Urge c. Functional d. Stress 4. When assessing the patient for urinary incontinence, which patient symptom best supports the nursing diagnosis of overflow incontinence? a. “I have small accidents ever since I developed multiple sclerosis.” b. “It burns so badly after I urinate that I hold it as long as I can.” c. “I can’t make it to the toilet when I feel the need to urinate.” d. “I lose small amounts of urine when I sneeze or laugh hard.” [Show More]

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