A nurse assesses clients on the medical-surgical unit.Which client is at greatest risk for the development of bacterial cystitis?

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Females at any age are more susceptible to cystitis than men because of the shorter urethra in women.Postmenopausal women who are not on hormone replacement therapy are at increased risk for bacterial cystitis because of changes in the cells of the urethra and vagina.The middle-aged woman who has never been pregnant would not have a risk potential as high as the older woman who is not using hormone replacement therapy.

A Nurse Assesses Clients on the Medical-Surgical Unit