The nurse is monitoring an older adult at risk for a urinary tract infection. Which assessment finding is most frequently associated with a symptomatic urinary tract infection in an older adult?
1. Urgency
2. Frequency
3. Confusion
4. Incontinence
3. Confusion
Explanation: 1. Urgency and frequency are not usually present in an older adult and therefore lack diagnostic usefulness unless they are new symptoms.
2. Urgency and frequency are not usually present in an older adult and therefore lack diagnostic usefulness unless they are new symptoms.
3. A change in function or behavior is often the only symptom an older adult exhibits in a long-term care setting.
4. Incontinence is associated with several physiological or psychological factors and is not necessarily associated with a symptomatic urinary tract infection.
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