A nurse manager plans training for staff nurses on early recognition of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in older adults. What will the nurse say is a frequent manifesting symptom of UTI in the older adult?
A) Fever
B) Abdominal pain
C) Confusion
D) Dysuria
C) Confusion
Explanation: A) Abdominal pain, fever, and dysuria (pain with urination) may not occur in the older adult.
B) Abdominal pain, fever, and dysuria (pain with urination) may not occur in the older adult.
C) Confusion is often the manifesting symptom of UTI in the older adult.
D) Abdominal pain, fever, and dysuria (pain with urination) may not occur in the older adult.
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