The nurse is identifying outcomes for a client with the nursing diagnosis Stress Urinary Incontinence.Which outcome would be related to sphincter incompetence?
A)The client will empty her bladder every time she voids.
B)The client will improve her incontinence within 1 month.
C)The client will perform four to five squeezes for 5 to 10 seconds.
D)The client will stop the flow of urine when voiding.

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Performing four to five squeezes for 5 to 10 seconds implies practicing pelvic floor exercises, which aim to strengthen the muscles responsible for controlling urine flow, thus addressing sphincter incompetence that leads to stress urinary incontinence. The other options do not directly target sphincter incompetence. A client may empty her bladder every time she voids, but this does not guarantee urinary continence. Improving incontinence within one month or stopping the flow of urine when voiding may be too general and subjective as outcomes for stress urinary incontinence.

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