Geriatric Nursing
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 103-106, May 1997

Nursing management of elderly patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria:

Because of growing concerns about adverse antimicrobial drug effects, most symptom-free patients are probably not going to be considered appropriate candidates for medical treatment

  • Shirley S. Travis, PhD, RN, CS (Professor and Parry Chair)

      Affiliations

    • Gerontological Nursing at the University of Oklahoma College of Nursing, Oklahoma City, USA
    • ,
  • Vicki Lampley-Dallas, MD (Assistant professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Geriatric Service, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, VAMC, Oklahoma City, USA

Abstract 

Nursing management of elderly patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria encompasses an array of basic and complex nursing observations and interventions to eliminate or reduce those risk factors that contribute to persistent bacteriuria and to identify warning signs of an impending inflammatory response. Selected risk factors, the prevalence of bacteriuria in the elderly population, and nursing management of clients with aymptomatic bacteriuria are discussed.

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PII: S0197-4572(97)90024-0

Geriatric Nursing
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 103-106, May 1997

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