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A nurse is providing care for a 79-year-old female patient who has been admitted for treatment of a urinary tract infection. Which of the nurse's following actions is most in need of modification?
 
  A) The nurse is maintaining a 24-hour fluid balance record.
  B) The nurse is maintaining a fluid restriction for the patient to prevent incontinence.
  C) The nurse has encouraged the patient's family to bring in unsweetened cranberry juice for the patient.
  D) The nurse is advocating for the removal of the patient's urinary catheter that was inserted in the emergency department.

Question 2

In which of the following hospital patients would a nurse be most confident in ruling out the presence of an infection?
 
  A) A 78-year-old man, post hip replacement, who has a temperature of 99.5F and a loss of appetite.
  B) A 70-year-old female patient who is newly incontinent of urine and confused.
  C) A 90-year-old male patient, normally mobile, who is insisting on remaining in bed and has an unsteady gait when walking to the bathroom.
  D) A 73-year-old woman whose blood pressure is increased and oxygen saturation levels are decreased.



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Answer to Question 1

B
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Fluids should be pushed in patients with urinary tract infections, not restricted. The other interventions are valid nursing actions.

Answer to Question 2

D
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Hypertension and decreased oxygen saturation are not noted signs of infection in the elderly. The signs and symptoms in answers A, B, and C are all associated with infection.





 

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