When the nurse is planning care for an 82-year-old man, an appropriate intervention based on an understanding of age-related changes of the urinary system is for the nurse to

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Because of a decrease in the ability of the kidney to concentrate urine, nocturia is common in older patients. Fluids should be encouraged because dehydration is more common in older patients. The information in the question does not indicate that measurement of the patient's output is necessary or that the patient has overflow incontinence.

When the Nurse Is Planning Care for an 82-Year-Old Man