The nurse is providing discharge instructions to the family of an older adult client with a history of urinary tract infection (UTI)
The family asks what the early symptoms of a urinary tract infection are so that they can monitor the client. Which early symptom of a UTI should the nurse teach the family?
A) Urinary urgency
B) Blood in the urine
C) Urinary frequency
D) Alteration in cognition
Answer: D
The early manifestations of a urinary infection differ in a senior from those seen in younger adults. Older adult clients will often be asymptomatic until there are changes in the level of consciousness.
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