A resident has control of her bladder. The person could not get to the bathroom in time because her signal light was not answered promptly. The person was incontinent of urine. This is
A) Mixed incontinence
B) Overflow incontinence
C) Functional incontinence
D) Stress incontinence

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The person is able to control their bladder, but was unable to get to the bathroom in time due to a delay in response to their signal light. This suggests that the incontinence was due to functional limitations (e.g. inability to ambulate independently, lack of assistance) rather than a physiological or anatomical issue. Therefore, the correct choice is functional incontinence.

A Resident Has Control of Her Bladder