Question

A nurse is caring for a client who has pyelonephritis. What nursing care measures should the nurse anticipate for this client?

Answer 1

Administering a sitz bath twice per day
B. Increasing fluid intake to 3 L/day
C. Using an indwelling urinary catheter to measure urine output accurately
D. Encouraging the client to drink cranberry juice to acidify the urine

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

• Frequent urination

• There might be a need for a catheter and a urine bag

• The patient’s diet has to be monitored, Which is majorly in measurement of fluid intake

• Monitoring of the input and output

• Medications for hyperthermia
• We don’t want a patient taking 5cc’s of water and output is 1cc
• It means there is retention and that is potential trouble

So that is why we are measuring

We monitor the output especially for the color, because the urine can be cloudy, also there might be blood in the urine too. This is why we pay close attention to that. Also the odor, might have a fishy smell, this is something to note. There might also be pus in the urine