A 70-year-old client who has four children and six grandchildren states that she "wets" herself when she sneezes or laughs. she reports that sometimes this also occurs when rising from a sitting to standing position. which type of incontinence does the nurse anticipate?

The answer is stress incontinence. The physical exercise as a result of the laughing or sneezing causes increased abnorminal pressure. Due to weak sphincters function and loss of black neck, the increased pressure easily forces urine out of the bladder. This type of incontinence is common in the elderly.