Knowledge Deficit related to Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)

Urinary tract infection is an infection caused by pathogenic microorganisms in the urinary tract, with or without symptoms. (Brunner and Suddarth, of Medical Surgical Nursing 8th Edition Vol. 2, page 1428).

Etiology

1. Risk Factors

• Women are more at risk than men.
• Have a history of sexually transmitted disease.
• Catheterization.

2. Factors Predisposition

• Escherichia coli, Proteus, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Pseudomonas, and Staphylococcus saprophyticus.
• Disruption of glycosaminoglycans.
• Ureterovesical reflux.
• Obstruction of urine flow.

3. Factors Precipitation

• Poor hygiene.
• How to wash genitals that are less clean / not true.
• Often hold urine.

Knowledge Deficit about the condition, prognosis, and treatment needs related to a lack of resources.

Characterized by:

Subjective Data:

• Patients say do not know about his illness.
• Patients say do not know about the treatment of the disease.

Objective data:

• Patients looked confused when asked about his illness.

Goal:

• Expected lack of knowledge of the patient can be resolved,

with expected outcomes:

• Expressed and understood about the condition, diagnostic examination, treatment plan, self-care and preventive measures.

Interventions :

• Review the disease process and hope that will come.
• Provide information: the source of infection, measures to prevent the spread, explain antibiotics, diagnostic examinations: a goal, a brief description, preparation required prior to the examination, examination after treatment.
• Make sure the patient or significant others have written agreements for further treatments and written instructions for care after the examination.
• Instruct the patient to use the drug administered.
• Provide the opportunity for patients to express their feelings and concerns about the treatment plan.

Rationale:

• Provide basic knowledge in which patients can make informed choices.
• Knowledge of what is expected to reduce anxiety and help make the client adherence to the plan of therapeutic.
• Verbal instructions can easily be overlooked.
• Patients often discontinue their medications, if signs of abating disease. Fluids help flush the kidneys.
• To detect cues indicative of the possibility of non-compliance and help develop the acceptance of the therapeutic plan.