A young woman presents with signs and symptoms of a urinary tract ...

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A young woman presents with signs and symptoms of a urinary tract infection (UTI). What factor that has the most influence on this situation does the nurse know?
 
  A) The woman has a short urethra.
  B) The woman has multiple sexual partners.
  C) The woman takes too many bubble baths.
  D) The woman does not clean herself as she should.

Question 2

A daughter is talking with the urologist who is caring for the woman's 78-year-old mother. The mother has multiple sclerosis and has lost control of her bladder. The daughter asks the urologist what made her mother become incontinent.
 
  What would be the urologist's best answer? A) I don't know, but there are lots of medicines we can try to fix it.
  B) After control of the bladder is learned, you must have a functioning nervous system to maintain it.
  C) Your mother's age has a lot to do with it.
  D) This happens sometimes and no one is quite sure why.

[carolinefletcherr]

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
In the female, the urethra is a very short tube that leads from the bladder to an area populated by normal bacterial flora including Escherichia coli, which can cause frequent bladder infections or cystitis. Recurrent UTIs do not indicate the woman has multiple sexual partners, takes too many bubble baths, or does not clean herself adequately.

Answer to Question 2

B
Feedback:
Control of bladder emptying is learned control over the urethral sphincter. Once it is established, a functioning nervous system is necessary to maintain control.

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[Sarahjh]

Gracias!