Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Exercise 9

A patient is a 78-year-old woman who has had chronic respiratory disease for 30 years.She weighs 212 lb (96.4 kg) and is 5 ft, 1 in (152.5 cm) tall.She has recently completed corticosteroid and antibiotic treatment for an exacerbation of her respiratory disease.Identify four specific predisposing factors for bacterial skin infection in this patient.
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