
A 76-year-old neighbor confides to the nurse that she is having to get up in the middle of the night to void and often wets herself before she can get to the bathroom during the day. The nurse's best explanation would be:
A) "As you get older, your bladder muscle loses tone and you can hold less urine."
B) "You are probably drinking too much during the day and especially before bedtime."
C) "You probably have a bladder infection that should be treated with antibiotics."
D) "With age, the urine becomes very concentrated and causes the bladder to empty spontaneously."
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