One-Minute Nurse: Urinary Tract Infection Exam Questions and Answers

One-Minute Nurse: Urinary Tract Infection
What is not a risk factor for developing a lower urinary tract infection (UTI) in a younger adult?

- Stroke
- Pregnancy
- Diabetes
- Assigned male at birth - Answer- Assigned male at birth

What is a symptom of an upper urinary tract infection (UTI) that is not seen in a lower UTI?

- Painful urination
- Flank pain
- Back pain
- Pelvic pain - Answer- Flank pain

Which is not a way bacteria enter the urinary tract?

- Medication given intravenously
- Transurethral route
- Via the bloodstream
- Fistula from the intestine - Answer- Medication given intravenously

You are caring for a patient who has an indwelling urinary catheter. Which action is not indicated?

- Assess the need for the catheter.

- Advocate for the removal of the catheter if it is not needed.

- Switch out the bag every shift.

- Document the patient's output. - Answer- Switch out the bag every shift.

Which are symptoms of a urinary tract infection (UTI) in an older adult? Select all that apply.

- Malaise
- Nocturia
- Foul-smelling urine
- Fever
- Dementia - Answer- - Malaise
- Nocturia
- Foul-smelling urine
- Fever