NSG 6430 WEEK 9 KNOWLEDGE CHECK

1. The nurse practitioner is counseling a patient about midlife health issues in women and informs

the patient that the number one cause of mortality in the United States is

Question 1 options:

primary osteoporosis.

cardiovascular disease.

overweight and obesity.

cancer (of the lung and bronchus, breast, and colon).

2. The nurse practitioner understands that an age-related anatomic change that can lead to urinary

incontinence is:

Question 2 options:

The shortening of the urethra

The reduction in bladder capacity

The increase in habitual preventative emptying of the bladder

The decline in number of urethral striated muscle fibers

3. What is the name for a pelvic muscle contraction that is strategically timed to increase

intraurethral pressure just before and after the event that causes urinary incontinence?

Question 3 options:

Kegel contraction

Detrusor maneuver

Reverse bladder contraction

Knack maneuver

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