While caring for an older adult patient hospitalized with dehydration and moderate protein-calorie malnutrition (PCM), the nurse identifies a nursing diagnosis of risk for infection related to

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The patient's moderate PCM will decrease leukocyte activity and phagocytosis. A decrease in red blood cells (RBCs) does not increase risk for infection. Muscle wasting is a sign of more severe PCM. The patient does not have any open wounds.

While Caring for an Older Adult Patient Hospitalized with Dehydration