Assessment and Management of the Resident With a Suspected Urinary Tract Infection
After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to—
- Explain the terms urinary tract infection (UTI) and asymptomatic bacteriuria.
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of a suspected UTI that should be reported to and discussed by the health care team.
- Describe empiric treatment options for urinary tract infections (UTIs)​.
- Discuss opportunities for de-escalation of antibiotic therapy for UTIs after additional clinical data are available.
Assessment of the Resident With a Suspected Urinary Tract Infection – Slides (PPTX, 4.4 MB)
Assessment of the Resident With a Suspected Urinary Tract Infection – Facilitator Guide (DOCX, 3.2 MB)
Management of the Resident With a Suspected Urinary Tract Infection – Slides (PPTX, 3.6 MB)
Management of the Resident With a Suspected Urinary Tract Infection – Facilitator Guide (DOCX, 2.2 MB)
Card – Identifying Delirium (PDF, 171 KB)
Poster – Identifying Delirium (PDF, 275.2 KB)
The poster below is intended for health care practitioners, residents and family members, and nursing staff.
The materials below are intended for health care practitioners and nursing staff.
Card – Suspected Urinary Tract Infection in Long-Term Care Residents (PDF, 178.8 KB)
Poster – Suspected Urinary Tract Infection in Long-Term Care Residents (PDF, 202.3 KB)
The materials below are intended for nursing staff.
Poster – Collecting Bacterial Cultures (PDF, 202.3 KB)
Poster – Urine Culture Collection (PDF, 178 KB)
One-Page Document – Collection of Microbiological Cultures (PDF, 159.2 KB)
The materials below are intended for health care practitioners.
One-Page Document – Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (PDF, 212.4 KB)
One-Page Document – Urinary Tract Infection (DOCX, 39 KB)
