Exam 34: Drugs for Urinary Incontinence and Urinary Analgesia

The primary care nurse practitioner (NP)sees a 50-year-old woman who reports frequent leakage of urine.The NP learns that this occurs when she laughs or sneezes.She also reports having an increased urge to void even when her bladder is not full.She is not taking any medications.The NP should:

A serious side effect associated with desmopressin is:

A patient reports dribbling small amounts of urine but also has difficulty initiating a urine stream.The primary care NP should prescribe:

A patient reports having urinary frequency and discomfort associated with urination.After a careful physical examination and history to determine the cause,the NP should prescribe a medication from which drug class?

A patient has a UTI and will begin treatment with an antibiotic.The patient reports moderate to severe suprapubic pain.The primary care NP should prescribe:

A patient who has diabetes reports intense discomfort when needing to void.A urinalysis is normal.To treat this,the primary care NP should consider prescribing:

A primary care NP prescribes oxybutynin chloride for an 80-year-old patient to treat urinary incontinence.When teaching this patient about this medication,the NP should tell the patient:

A parent brings an 8-year-old child to the clinic because the child continues to wet the bed despite using cognitive-behavioral measures and a bed alarm system.The NP should prescribe: