Author Question: A 30-year-old woman has presented for care, stating, I'm pretty sure that I've got a UTI, so I think ... (Read 183 times)

amal · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

A 30-year-old woman has presented for care, stating, I'm pretty sure that I've got a UTI, so I think I'll need some antibiotics.

In the presence of a UTI, the nurse would expect the woman to have which of the following signs and symptoms? Select all that apply.
A) Pain on urination
B) Excessively dilute urine
C) Urinary frequency
D) Urgency
E) Copper-colored urine

Question 2

A 60-year-old woman has begun a course of oral antibiotics for the treatment of a urinary tract infection (UTI). The patient's nurse should recognize that the causative microorganisms most likely originated from:

A) Fecal contamination from the patient's perineum
B) Colonization of the patient's urethra from bloodborne pathogens
C) Proliferation of normal microbiotic flora
D) Ingested microorganisms