Author Question: A nurse is caring for an older adult client at a health care facility who experiences urinary ... (Read 51 times)

jrubin · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nurse is caring for an older adult client at a health care facility who experiences urinary urgency. Which of the following is a possible cause of the client's condition?

A) Impaired mobility
B) Metabolic dysfunction
C) Diminished bladder capacity
D) Antibiotic therapy

Question 2

When measuring a client's pulse rate, the nurse records 125 bpm. How will the nurse document the information in the medical records?

A) Bradycardia
B) Tachycardia
C) Slow pulse rate
D) Heart palpitations

Missbam101 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Feedback:
Older adults are likely to experience urinary urgency and frequency because of normal physiologic changes such as diminished bladder capacity and degenerative changes in the cerebral cortex. Impaired mobility could lead to functional incontinence. Antibiotics and metabolic problems do not increase the risk for urinary incontinence.

Answer to Question 2

B
Feedback:
Tachycardia (100 to 150 bpm) is a fast heart rate. In tachycardia, the heart and pulse rates can exceed 150 bpm as well. Bradycardia, or a slow pulse rate, occurs in adults if the heart rate falls below 60 bpm. Heart palpitations represent the physical sensation of irregularities in the beating of the heart.