The hospitalized client with a urethral retention catheter has cystitis. What is the priority nursing diagnosis for this client?
A. Risk for Infection
B. Disturbed Body Image
C. Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity
D. Risk for Urge Urinary Incontinence
A
The most common cause of sepsis among hospitalized clients is a urinary tract infection. As-cending infections from cystitis with an indwelling catheter is a major source of such infections.
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