1.) The pathophysiology student identifies that the retrograde movement of this specific bacteria from the gut into the lower urinary tract is the most common infecting pathogen responsible for a UTI
A.) Staphylococcus Saprophyticus
B.) Klebsiella
C.) Escherichia Coli
D.) Pseudomonas
2.) Your patient was recently diagnosed with a UTI. As the nurse practitioner, you are assessing whether the patient has any improvement with their symptom of hematuria. What question would you ask the patient?
A.) “Do you have pain when you urinate?”
B.) “Do you feel like you need to urinate more often than usual?”
C.) “Does your urine look cloudy?”
D.) “Is there blood in your urine?”
3.) Your patient wants to know if they are to considered to have recurrent UTI’s because they have had 2 UTI’s within the past year, one being in January and the other in September. What is your best response as a nurse practitioner?
A.) “Yes, you have had two UTI’s this year.”
B.) “No, you would need 3 or more UTI’s within the past year.”
C.) “No, a recurrent UTI is a second UTI caused by the same pathogen within 2 weeks of the original treatment.”
D.) “No, a recurrent UTI is a UTI that occurs more than 2 weeks after the completion of treatment for the same or different pathogen.”
4.) A patient you are treating in the clinic asks you what actions they can take to help prevent urinary tract infections. All of the following statements are correct, EXCEPT?
A.) Wipe one’s genital area front to back after using the restroom.
B.) Wear tight-fitting clothing.
C.) Empty one’s bladder after sexual intercourse.
D.) Drink lots of water.
5.) Which of the following scenarios of patients is least likely to acquire a UTI?
A.) A 24 year old male with poor hygiene.
B.) An immunocompromised individual receiving chemotherapy.
C.) A post-menopausal woman with a history of diabetes mellitus.
D.) A 52 year old female who had a urinary catheter placed for surgery.