Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 1346 of 2368
A nurse teaches a client with a cystocele how to begin Kegel exercises. Which instruction is correct?
- Start with 100 repetitions once a day
- Perform them only when urinating
- Tighten the abdominal and buttock muscles instead of the pelvic floor
- Start with ten repetitions, three times per day
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Correct answer: Start with ten repetitions, three times per day
Clients begin with ten repetitions three times daily. The contraction should feel like stopping the flow of urine.
Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Reproductive System Alterations: Pelvic Floor Disorders. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Practice the topic "Health Promotion and Maintenance"Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026