An 84-Year-Old Patient Is Hospitalized for an Infected Stasis Ulcer

An 84-year-old patient is hospitalized for an infected stasis ulcer on his ankle. The nurse is aware that this patient is at risk for a hospital-acquired infection (HAI) because the:

A) patient already has a blood-borne infection.
B) patient's defenses are already engaged with the initial infection.
C) ulcer will make this patient bedfast.
D) stasis ulcers predispose the older adult to pneumonia and urinary infections.