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The Nurse Is Caring for an Older Adult Client with a History

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The nurse is caring for an older adult client with a history of spinal injury that has necessitated the long-term use of an indwelling urinary catheter. A routine urine culture reveals the presence of Proteus mirabilis. For which complication does the nurse carefully monitor?


Definitions:

Synapse

The junction between two neurons, facilitating the transmission of electrical or chemical signals.

Depolarizing

In biology, the reduction of the membrane potential difference in a cell, typically as part of the process of generating an action potential.

Blood-Brain Barrier

Specialized membranes that surround the blood vessels within the brain and filter harmful chemicals out of the brain’s blood supply.

Defense System

Mechanisms or strategies employed by individuals or systems to protect against threats, criticism, or psychological harm, often unconsciously in the form of psychological defenses.

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