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1. The registered nurse (RN) recog- orrect Answer:
nizes which client group is at the 1.Older females.
greatest risk for developing a uri- 2.School-age female.
nary tract infection (UTI)? (Rank 3.Older males.
from highest risk to lowest risk.) 4.Adolescent males.
1.Older males. Rationale
2.School-age female. Hypoestrogenism and alkalotic urine are other age-re-
3.Older females. lated factors put older women at the highest risk for
4.Adolescent males. UTIs. School age girls (6 to 12 years) are at risk for
UTIs due to a higher prevalence to taking baths instead
of showers, but these risks can be controlled in this
population as well as hypoestrogenism and alkalotic
urine. Older men are at risk due to possible obstruction
of the bladder due to benign prostatic hypertrophy
(BPH). Adolescent males (12 to 19 years) are the lowest
at risk for a UTI.
All individuals regardless of gender and/or age are
at risk if the following conditions exist: vesicoureteral
reflux, neuromuscular conditions, like Parkinson's dis-
ease, previous brain attacks, or the use of anticholin-
ergic medications can all cause incomplete bladder
emptying which can create bacterial overgrowth. Fecal
and urinary incontinence contributes to poor perineal
hygiene and bacterial growth.
2. A male client is admitted after A fracture that bends or splinters part of the bone.
falling from his bed. The healthcare Rationale
provider (HCP) tells the family that An incomplete fracture occurs when part of the bone
he has an incomplete fracture of is splintered (broken) and it has not gone completely
the humerus. The family ask the through the thickness of the bone.
RN what this means. Which type of
fracture should the RN explain from