The nurse caring for a client who develops a urinary tract infection during hospitalization explains that the infection is likely a
a. consequence of bacteremia.
b. nidus formation.
c. nosocomial infection.
d. viral infection.
C
Nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infections are those acquired through some aspect of treatment in the facility. The UTI could cause a bacteremia since it is most likely bacterial, not viral. A nidus is a place or location where something (like infection) originates. Certainly the urinary catheter insertion site could be the nidus of the infection.
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