The nurse is planning an in-service about urinary infections for a group of new graduate nurses. Which of the following should be included in the presentation?
1. Men require a longer course of antibiotic therapy to manage a urinary tract infection than women.
2. Men are most likely to experience descending urinary tract infections.
3. Straight catheterization is the only means to obtain a urine specimen to evaluate for the presence of a urinary tract infection.
4. The rate of urinary tract infections is similar between men and women.
1. Men require a longer course of antibiotic therapy to manage a urinary tract infection than women.
Rationale:
Men will usually be prescribed a longer course of therapy to manage a urinary tract infection. They have a longer urethra. When they are infected with an infection to the system, it is typically more complicated than in a woman. Descending infections are less common than ascending infections of the urinary tract. A clean catch midstream is a reliable means to obtain a urine specimen to check for the presence of infection. Women have a higher rate of urinary tract infection than men.
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