The Nurse Reads on the Care Plan That a Patient

The nurse reads on the care plan that a patient is at risk for developing an infection. The nurse recognizes that this patient problem

A) is always a nursing diagnosis.
B) is always a collaborative problem.
C) could be either a nursing diagnosis or a collaborative problem, depending on the cause of the problem.
D) should not be included on the care plan because nursing actions routinely protect patients from infection.