DEVELOPMENTAL FACTORS Flashcards
■ Urine output varies according to fluid intake but gradually increases to 250 to 500 mL a day during the first year.
■ An infant may urinate as often as 20 times a day.
■ The urine of the neonate is colorless and odorless
and has a specific gravity of 1.008.
■ Infants are born without urinary control
infant
-The preschooler is able to take responsibility for independent toileting.
-Children are taught on proper reproductive hygiene (washing from front to back)
preschool
■ The school-age child’s elimination system reaches maturity during this period.
■ The kidneys double in size between ages 5 and 10 years.
■ During this period, the child urinates 6 to 8 times a day
school age
It is just fine as the involuntary passing of urine
enuresis
bed wetting
The involuntary passing of urine during sleep
Nocturnal enuresis
■ The excretory function of the kidney diminishes with age.
■ the number of functioning nephrons decreases to some degree, impairing the kidney’s filtering abilities.
■ The decrease in kidney function also places the
■ The more noticeable changes with age are those related to the bladder.
■ Complaints of urinary urgency and urinary frequency are common.
■ The capacity of the bladder and its ability to completely empty diminish with age
older adults
