title: Nursing management of elderly patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria.
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 asymptomatic bacteriuria are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Oklahoma College of Nursing, Oklahoma City, USA.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Travis
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lampley-Dallas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014546:Urinary Catheterization
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents