A Patient,age 3,has Vesicoureteral Reflux

question 17

Multiple Choice

A patient,age 3,has vesicoureteral reflux."Why does that make him have so many bladder infections?" asks his mother.The nurse's best response is

• A) "When he urinates, the urine makes a fluid trail to the bladder, and if he does not clean himself well, bacteria will enter and make a bladder infection."
• B) "When he urinates, urine runs back toward his kidneys and then into the bladder again, making it easy for bacteria to grow if they reach the bladder."
• C) "When he urinates, urine leaks into his bowel and bacteria from the bowel leak into the bladder, where they grow and make a bladder infection."
• D) "When he urinates, urine stays in his bladder and the normal bacteria that live in the bladder have a chance to grow and cause a bladder infection."

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