Florida National University Urinary Tract Infection Case Paper Shelly’s mother calls the clinic and tells the nurse practitioner that Shelly has been “runn

Florida National University Urinary Tract Infection Case Paper Shelly’s mother calls the clinic and tells the nurse practitioner that Shelly has been “running a fever of 101 F for the past 2 days” and although her temperature decreases to 37.2 C (99 F) with Tylenol, it returns to 38.4 C (101 F) within 4 hours of each dose. Further, her mother says that Shelly complains that “it hurts when I pee-pee”. Shelly’s mother also has noticed that her daughter seems to be in the bathroom “every hour”. She makes an appointment to see the nurse practitioner this afternoon.

The potential diagnosis is UTI.

1.What other assessment data would be helpful for the nurse practitioner to have?

2.What are the organisms most likely to cause an UTI?

3.What is the pharmacological treatment for Shelly? Keep in mind safe dosing.

4.What are the teaching priorities for Shelly and her mother prior to her discharge from the clinic?

Please keep it concise. 2 double spaced pages with 2-3 peer-reviewed references published within 5 years.