Hesitancy correct answers A delay or difficulty in initiating voiding
Urge incontinence correct answers The involuntary loss of urine associated with an abrupt and
strong desire to void
Functional incontinence correct answers Urine loss caused by factors outside the lower urinary
tract, such as chronic impairments of physical and cognitive functioning
Micturition correct answers The process of emptying the bladder
Enuresis correct answers Involuntary urination that occurs after an age when continence should
be present
Urinary retention correct answers Occurs when urine is produced normally but not appropriately
excreted from the bladder
Overflow incontinence correct answers The involuntary loss of urine associated with
overdistention and overflow of the bladder
Total incontinence correct answers Continuous and unpredictable loss of urine resulting from
surgery, trauma, or physical malformation
Autonomic bladder correct answers Voiding by reflex only
Stress incontinence correct answers Occurs when there is an involuntary loss of urine related to
an increase in intra-abdominal pressure during coughing, sneezing, laughing, or other physical
activities
, Mixed incontinence correct answers Symptoms of urge and stress incontinence are present,
although one type may predominate
Diuretics cause urine to be correct answers pale yellow
Levodopa and injectable iron compounds cause urine to be correct answers Brown or black
B-complex vitamins and Amitriptyline cause urine to be correct answers Green or green-blue
Phenazopyridine causes urine to be correct answers Orange, orang-red, or pink
Anticoagulants cause urine to be correct answers Red
"You are experiencing stress incontinence. Do you know how to do Kegel exercises?" correct
answers The nurse is assessing a female patient who states that she notices an involuntary loss of
urine following a coughing episode. What would the nurse's best response be?
Urinary retention correct answers The nurse measures a patient's residual urine by catheterization
after the patient voids. What condition would this test verify?
Straight catheter correct answers What catheter would the nurse use to drain a patient's bladder
for short periods (5 to 10 min)?
The bladder normally is a sterile cavity correct answers The nurse is preparing to catheterize a
patient who is incontinent of urine following a bladder surgery. What fact should the nurse keep
in mind when performing catheterization?
Position the container near the meatus, and collect at least 10 mL of urine correct answers The
nurse is collecting a clean-catch specimen from a patient. Which nursing action is performed
correctly in this procedure?