You are caring for an elderly patient who is newly admitted with a suspected urinary tract infection. What would you expect the

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vesna_86 [32]

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You are caring for an elderly patient who is newly admitted with a suspected urinary tract infection. What would you expect the

HCP to do and why? What is an important nursing action?

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FromTheMoon [43] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-09T05:41:41+03:00

You would expect her to be very calm and reassuring, as well as taking vitals every 2 hours. UTIs can cause confusion in elderly people even if they have no previous mental illnesses. Confusion and being recently moved into new surroundings could cause for a very agitated and confuse patient.