Urinary Tract Infection

Urinary Tract Infection

Lilly is a 3-year-old girl who has had abdominal pain and fever since yesterday.

Subjective Data

Lily is complaining of lower abdominal pain.

She has had fever for 24 hours.

Lilly wet her pants, despite being recently potty trained.

Objective Data

Vital signs: temp, 38.5º C; pulse, 114 bpm; resp, 32 breaths/min; blood pressure, 104/62 mm Hg

Urine analysis is positive for white blood cells (WBCs), nitrites, and blood.

Questions:

1.      What risk factors does Lilly have for a urinary tract infection (UTI)?

2.      What might prevent Lilly from a recurring UTI?

3.      What actions should the nurse take in this situation? Prioritize the actions.