The nurse cares for four clients with cystitis. Which client represents a complicated cystitis case?
A) Middle-age adult female who has hypertension.
B) Young adult female who is pregnant.
C) Older adult female who has impaired mobility.
D) Older adult female who lives in a skilled nursing facility.
B) Young adult female who is pregnant.
Explanation: A) Pregnant women, those with abnormal urinary tract anatomy, immunosuppressed individuals, males, recent invasive procedures performed on the urethra, or infections of unknown etiology all represent complicated cystitis.
B) Pregnant women, those with abnormal urinary tract anatomy, immunosuppressed individuals, males, recent invasive procedures performed on the urethra, or infections of unknown etiology all represent complicated cystitis.
C) Pregnant women, those with abnormal urinary tract anatomy, immunosuppressed individuals, males, recent invasive procedures performed on the urethra, or infections of unknown etiology all represent complicated cystitis.
D) Pregnant women, those with abnormal urinary tract anatomy, immunosuppressed individuals, males, recent invasive procedures performed on the urethra, or infections of unknown etiology all represent complicated cystitis.
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