A 68-year-old male client presents to the outpatient clinic…
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A 68-yeаr-оld mаle client presents tо the оutpаtient clinic for a routine follow-up visit. During the history, he reports: Nocturia: "I'm up 3 or 4 times a night to go to the bathroom." Incomplete emptying: "It feels like I'm never really done." No dysuria, hematuria, or fever The client denies recent urinary tract infections and states the symptoms are "getting annoying but not painful." The provider suspects benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and asks the nurse to further evaluate the severity of symptoms before ordering diagnostic testing. Which additional question should the nurse ask to best evaluate the severity of the client's BPH symptoms?