Question

The nurse is conducting a presentation about urinary incontinence for a local women's group. During the presentation, which statement by a member of the group would the nurse need to clarify?

Answer 1

Answer: "It's normal for a woman to develop incontinence as she ages."

Explanation:

Urinary incontinence is a medical condition, in which the urine leak involuntarily from the body. The person looses control over the urinary sphincter or the sphincter muscles becomes weak.

Although the urinary incontinence can happen in any age but it is a common problem in older age people. People over the age of 40 may suffer from the problem of overactive bladder in such situation the urine becomes leaky before the person reaches the washroom.

Thus based on above description, the nurse must clarify the member that incontinence is common problem in old age people.