Acute nursing - Evidence Review - Task Critique

Acute nursing - Evidence Review - Task Critique
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Abstract
The disturbances related to the elimination of urine are of two categories that are those that involve urinary incontinence (frequency) and those that relate to urinary obstruction (retention). Just like problems in gastrointestinal elimination, individuals that suffer from problems of urinary elimination experience discomfort and embarrassment due the disease’s nature. Nurses often provide the initial assessment, diagnosis, and the management of altered elimination of urine and the related nursing diagnoses. Impaired urinary elimination is a nursing diagnosis and treatment function for conditions involving the urethra, bladder, and ureters and the diagnosis and treatment involves the urethra, bladder, and ureters. Specifically this diagnosis and treatment involves stress, urinary incontinence, and urinary retention. This paper is going to look at urinary tract infection as a predisposing factor to urinary dysfunction by providing a brief definition and aetiology of urinary tract infection. The paper will also look into the therapeutic strategies for managing urinary tract infection that is based on evidence, the impact of these strategies on patient treatment outcomes and provide areas that require future research.
Introduction
UTI is a common infection that accounts for approximately 1-3% of all the consultations made in general practice (O'shea, 2010). UTIs are common among men and women; however, the incidence of occurrence is high among women due to the physiological nature of women. This simply means that it can be referred to a condition that women are certainly going to encounter during their lifespan with the prevalence being higher during pregnancy. As suggested by the name, the infection affects the urinary tract that comprises of the upper and lowers urinary (Vasudevan, 2014). This is a common problem that is diagnosed and treated in medical practice. About, 3.1% of the cases that are reported in urgent care visits with approximately eight million UTI episodes occurring yearly (Gibson & Toscano, 2012).
Definition & Aetiology
Different types of infections can occur in the urinary tract and they are collectively referred to as Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs). The bladder, the kidneys, ureters, and the urethra are the parts that makeup the UTI. Therefore, any infection in this pathway is referred to as a urinary tract infection with the alternative names for the infection being bladder infection, cystitis, or UTI (A.D.A.M Inc., 1997-2008). The common cause of UTIs is the bacterium Escherichia Coli (75% - 95%) and is the bacteria that lives normally (normal flora) within the bowel. Bacteriuria develops when this bacteria enters the urinary tract, and this is commonly through the urethra and also, but less commonly through the bloodstream (O'shea, 2010).
The infection may be asymptomatic where there is asymptom...