A nurse is assessing an infant for urinary tract infection (UTI). Which assessment findings should the nurse expect? Select all that apply
a. Change in urine odor or color
b. Enuresis
c. Fever or hypothermia
d. Voiding urgency
e. Poor weight gain
A, C, E
The signs of a UTI in an infant include fever or hypothermia, irritability, dysuria as evidenced by crying when voiding, change in urine odor or color, poor weight gain and feeding difficulties. Enuresis and voiding urgency would be assessed in an older child.
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