MN561 Advance Practice Nurse Clinical
Unit 5 Discussion
Topic:UTI
UTIs are responsible for > 7 million physician visits annually and approximately 15% of all community-prescribed antibiotics in the US are dispensed for UTI’s. In the US, UTIs account for > 100,000 hospital admissions annually, most often for pyelonephritis (European Association of Urology, 2015). Describe the current clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, management, and prevention of UTI’s.