The nurse is preparing to participate in evaluation of the severity of a patient's community-acquired pneumonia using the CURB-65 criteria.Which information will the nurse collect for this evaluation? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.
A)The patient's respiratory rates for the last several hours
B)BUN results
C)The patient's history of smoking,if any
D)The patient's gender
E)The patient's age

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The CURB-65 criteria for evaluating the severity of community-acquired pneumonia include: Confusion (mental confusion), Urea (BUN results), Respiratory rate (the patient's respiratory rates), Blood pressure, and age 65 or older (the patient's age). Smoking history and gender are not part of the CURB-65 criteria.

The Nurse Is Preparing to Participate in Evaluation of the Severity