The nurse notes that a client with an indwelling urinary catheter has developed a bladder infection. For which type of infection should the nurse plan care for this client?
1. Noninvasive
2. Systemic
3. Sterile
4. Nosocomial
Answer: 4
1. An indwelling urinary catheter is an invasive treatment.
2. A bladder infection is not considered a systemic infection.
3. Sterile is not a type of infection.
4. Nosocomial infections are infections acquired in a health care setting, often secondary to the presence of indwelling urinary catheters.
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