Author Question: When the nurse uses the terms enuresis and incontinence correctly, the nurse uses these terms ... (Read 69 times)

geoffrey · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

When the nurse uses the terms enuresis and incontinence correctly, the nurse uses these terms keeping in mind which of the following facts?

a. These terms mean the same thing.
b. Incontinence is caused by a malformation of the urinary tract, and enuresis is not.
c. Incontinence can occur anytime, while enuresis only occurs with bed-wetting at night.
d. Incontinence is a term used only for adults, and enuresis is a term used only for children.

Question 2

A child asks the home health nurse to skip (omit) one of his treatments and play a game with him. The nurse visit is scheduled for one hour and that is all that he or she is being paid for by the home health agency.

The best response by the nurse is which of the following? a. Yes, I can do that, as you are far more important to me than this treatment.
b. I am the home health nurse. I give treatments and I can't play games.
c. Let me ask your mother if she will have time to play a game with you later.
d. Let's see if we can finish the treatment and still have time to play a short game.

efwsefaw · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B

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A Incorrect. Enuresis and incontinence do not mean the same thing.
B Correct. Enuresis differs from incontinence in that incontinence results from a structural abnormality, usually an anatomic malformation.
C Incorrect. Incontinence and enuresis can occur anytime.
D Incorrect. Incontinence occurs in children and adults, enuresis is more likely to occur in children than adults.

Answer to Question 2

D

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A Incorrect. The treatment comes first, and, if time allows, a game is permitted as long as the scheduled time is maintained.
B Incorrect. To be thought, perhaps, but left unsaid, harsh and inhuman.
C Incorrect. The child has asked you the nurse to play the game, not the mother.
D Correct. Home care nurses are professionals who are there to help maintain health. If the home care nurse can set up a schedule that ensures treatment protocols are being carried out, it may be possible to have some time to play a game.