Exam 23: Incontinence

The patient who uses a pessary to help control the incontinence is given instruction for its care,which should include:

The nurse would evaluate the need for no further instructions if the patient says,after undergoing a cytometry,that he understands that he should: (Select all that apply.)

To protect the skin integrity of an incontinent patient,the nurse would include in the plan of care: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse can evaluate a positive bladder emptying if the postvoid catheterization is less than: (in milliliters)

The patient who has urinary incontinence is at risk for urinary tract infection and urinary calculi.The nurse should teach the patient and family that the best way to prevent these complications is to:

The patient,talking to the home health nurse about urinary incontinence,gives the nurse a list of the current medications.The nurse recognizes that the medication that could be contributing to the patient's urinary incontinence is:

A male patient with urinary incontinence has been using an external (condom)catheter.The nurse is assessing the patient's technique of applying the device.The nurse should give the patient further instructions if he:

The nurse,instructing a patient in urge suppression,would include that when the patient is aware of the urge to void,she should: (Select all that apply.)

The home health nurse is performing an evaluation of the home of an older adult patient to assess for any safety issues.The nurse recognizes that an environmental factor that could lead to functional incontinence would be:

The nurse is asked to instruct the patient on performing Kegel exercises.The patient should be instructed to contract the muscles he or she would use to stop the flow of urine.The proper technique is to:

The patient with a spinal cord injury has recently begun using reflex training to empty his bladder.The nurse is doing a catheterization to check for residual volume.The nurse understands that the reflex training is effective if the residual volume is less than: (in milliliters)

The nurse has just received a patient who had a cystoscopy from the postanesthesia recovery unit.The nurse notices that the patient's urine is pink-tinged.The nurse's first action should be to:

The nurse is instructing the patient on the procedure for a clean-catch urine specimen.The patient has tried several times but is having difficulty understanding the instructions.The best action by the nurse would be to:

The patient tells the nurse that his bowel movements normally occur every morning after breakfast.The nurse understands that this is due to:

When the nurse is teaching the patient about managing fecal overflow incontinence,she should be sure that the patient understands that one of the most essential factors is:

The patient who is having problems with fecal incontinence may benefit from a change in his diet.The nurse should encourage the patient to include:

The patient with fecal incontinence should be taught the importance of maintaining good skin integrity.The nurse's teaching should focus on teaching the patient to:

The patient complains,"My allergies make me sneeze and pee in my pants.I take my allergy drug and I pee in my pants even more." The nurse assesses that the drug the patient is referring to is a(n)____________________.

The method by which a nurse manually expresses urine from the bladder by pressing gently on the lower abdomen is the___________ method.

The nurse is cleaning the patient with fecal incontinence when he says,"This is so embarrassing,and it makes me really angry." The nurse's best response would be: