A nurse is conducting an in-service presentation for a group of nurses about UTIs and hospitalized clients. When discussing preventive measures, the nurse would identify which of the following as the primary nursing intervention for prevention?
A) Proper perineal hygiene
B) Use of urinary acidifiers
C) Hand hygiene
D) Routine urinalysis
Ans: C
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UTIs may affect the hospitalized client or nursing home resident with an indwelling catheter or a disorder such as a stone in the urinary tract. The primary nursing intervention to prevent UTIs in the hospitalized client is good hand hygiene or handwashing. Proper perineal hygiene may be helpful but not as effective as hand hygiene. The use of urinary acidifiers is appropriate to maintain pH of the urine but not prevent UTIs. Routine urinalysis would help identify potential infections but not prevent them.
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