Edward Keithy, a 10-year-old boy, and his parents visit the paediatrician’s office where you are a nurse. The parents are concerned with Edward’s continuing nocturnal enuresis, or night-time...

Edward Keithy, a 10-year-old boy, and his parents visit the paediatrician’s office where you are a nurse. The parents are concerned with Edward’s continuing nocturnal enuresis, or night-time bed-wetting. Increasingly, they see this condition as adversely affecting his self-image, self-esteem, and psychosocial well-being. Edward tells you that he is reluctant to take part in sleepovers at his friends’ houses or to attend camping trips with his scouting troop.

1. What type of pharmacotherapy do you anticipate for Edward?

 2. What information will Edward and his parents need as part of patient drug teaching?