Q. Which of the following would be appropriate to assess as part of John’s initial assessment? Select yes or no for each statement.
Q. Which of the following would be appropriate to assess as part of John’s initial assessment?
Frequency of micturition – Yes – you should establish the patients’ toileting pattern. John’s chart reveals that he goes following each meal and before bed.
Voiding difficulties – Yes – identifies symptoms such as hesitancy, straining, dribbling, poor stream or incomplete emptying. John has none of the above symptoms.
Urgency – Yes – Urgency may indicate a UTI or overactive bladder after stroke.
Urinary incontinence – Yes – A detailed description of John’s UI including amount, timing, how often, anything associated with and any precursors.
John has urinary incontinence 3-4 times daily of moderate amounts urine. Underclothes and outer clothing wet. Incontinence occurs after meals. Not associated with urgency.
Page last reviewed: 31 Jan 2022
