The goal of this course is to help nurses learn about the patient with acute pyelonephritis – the signs and symptoms, risk factors, complicating factors, possible complications, epidemiology, pathophysiology, plan of care, and patient education.
Course Publication Date:
May 08, 2020
This course is available with
NO ADDITIONAL FEE if you have an active
one year unlimited membership!
| Author: | Anita Rothera-Delaney RN, BS |
| Course No: | AP042020 |
| Contact Hours: | 1.00 |
| Delivery Method: | Online Self Study |
| Category: | Emergency & Trauma Medicine
Medical & Surgical Issues
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Learning Objectives
Name four factors that increase the risk of a kidney infection.
List two possible results of acute pyelonephritis that is not treated promptly.
Describe the symptoms of pyelonephritis (kidney infection).
Discuss where pyelonephritis usually starts.
Discuss the epidemiology and pathophysiology of acute pyelonephritis.
Describe the plan of care for this kind of patient.
List three methods to be used in patient education for the prevention of pyelonephritis.
Identify treatments for pyelonephritis with a focus on efficacy, side effects, patient outcome, and cost-effectiveness.