The Nurse Is Providing Care for an Elderly Woman with a Urinary

The nurse is providing care for an elderly woman with a urinary tract infection. The nurse understands the patient is receiving Pyridium (phenazopyridine) for which of the following reasons?

A) To reduce the frequency and severity of bladder spasms.
B) To provide local anesthetic effects to the bladder mucosa.
C) To kill
D) To promote diuresis and subsequently prevent stone formation.
E) coli bacteria commonly associated with urinary tract infection.