A nurse is caring for a client with dysuria. A urinary tract infection is the presumed medical diagnosis and a urine specimen in sent to the laboratory for a culture and sensitivity examination. Which component found in the client's urine indicates the presence of a urinary tract infection? a. Nitrateb. Proteinc. Bilirubind. Erythrocytes

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1. A nurse is caring for a client with dysuria. A urinary tract infection is the presumed medical diagnosis and a urine specimen in sent to the laboratory for a culture and sensitivity examination. Which component found in the client's urine indicates the presence of a urinary tract infection?

a. Nitrate

b. Protein

c. Bilirubin

d. Erythrocytes