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Urinary tract infection: diagnosis and management for nurses

Naish, Wendy
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Hallam, Matt
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Emergency Medical Services
 Urinary Tract Infections
 Risk Factors
 Learning
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Nursing Standard
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12417/978
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Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common health problem, so it is important that nurses in all care settings know how to manage patients with this condition effectively. This article defines UTI, identifying patients who are most at risk and the underlying reasons why. Accurate diagnosis is important in the provision of treatment and the prevention of further complications, some of which can have serious consequences for patients. Inappropriate investigations are expensive, and may result in patients being over-treated. UTI is multifaceted, which makes its management difficult. However, a good understanding of prevention, assessment and management can help nurses to ensure the right treatment is offered. https://search.proquest.com/docview/219852637/abstract/858663895F434BA4PQ/1?accountid=48113. This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ DOI
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