A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a 23-year-old female who is on vacation for her honeymoon. Two days ago, she began experiencing burning while voiding and a tactile fever. The patient reports she has been treating the symptoms with cranberry tablets and increased fluid intake. Her symptoms have not improved and now she is experiencing a frequent urge to void and lower abdominal pain. Upon assessment, the nurse finds the patient has a low-grade fever.
-The nurse provides education for the patient prior to discharge.She is instructed to seek care for which of the following symptoms?

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The patient should seek care if she experiences a high fever and low back pain. This could indicate a more serious infection such as pyelonephritis. Lack of fever and RLQ tenderness, nausea and vomiting, and lack of pain and pink urine are not necessarily indicative of a more serious infection and may not require immediate medical attention.

A Nurse in the Emergency Department Is Caring for a 23-Year-Old