ATI MEDSURG URINARY TRACT DISORDERS
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES
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Correct Answer: 1
Rationale: Antibiotics and urinary anti-infectives are not generally
recommended to treat asymptomatic bacteriuria in catheterized patients. The
preferred treatment for catheter-associated urinary tract infections (UTIs) is to
remove the indwelling catheter, than administer a 10 to 14 day course of oral
antibiotic therapy to eliminate the infection. Removing the catheter without
the initiation of antibiotic therapy would not solve the problem. The infection
could worsen.
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A patient with an indwelling urinary catheter is demonstrating signs of asymptomatic
bacteriuria. Which of the following would be the best course of action for this patient?
1. Remove the catheter and begin antibiotic therapy.
, 2. Begin intravenous antibiotic therapy.
3. Begin oral antibiotic therapy for three days.
4. Remove the catheter and monitor for continued signs of bacteriuria.
A middle-aged male patient comes into the clinic for "frequency" and voiding "small
amounts of urine at a time." The nurse realizes that this patient might be experiencing
symptoms of which of the following?
Which of the following statements by a female patient indicates that teaching was
effective about ways to prevent urinary tract infection (UTI)?
3 1. "I should drink 8 to 10 glasses of fluids per day."
2. "I should limit intake of water so I won't need to urinate so often."
3. "I should only wear nylon underpants."
4. "I should void every six hours while I am awake."
A patient who is recovering from spinal surgery had "an accident" while attempting to
reach the bathroom to void. The type of incontinence this patient most likely
experienced is which of the following?
4
1. functional
2. urge
3. stress
4. total
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, A married female patient Correct Answer: 1
has a history of repeated
urinary tract infections Rationale: Risk factors for urinary tract infections (UTIs)
(UTIs). Which of the include sexual intercourse and the use of diaphragm and
following should the nurse spermicidal compounds for birth control and pregnancy.
include while assessing this Employment status, height and weight, and activity status
patient? do not have a direct relationship to repeat UTI.
1. preferred method of birth
control
2. employment status
3. height and weight
4. activity status
Which of the following Correct Answer: 1
methods of bladder
emptying would be Rationale: Intermittent catheterization carries a lower risk
preferred for an elderly of infection than an indwelling catheter, and is preferred
patient who is prone to for patients who are unable to empty their bladder by
developing urinary tract voiding. The Credé maneuver is a technique used to
infections (UTIs)? assist patients with spinal cord injury to empty the
bladder. Timed intervals to take patients to void would
1. intermittent not be effective if they are not able to empty their
catheterization bladder by voluntary voiding. The urine would remain in
2. indwelling urinary the bladder and be a site for infection to develop.
catheterizations
3. Credé maneuver
4. timed intervals for taking
patient to bathroom to void
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