A nurse is assessing a client who recently returned from a camping trip.The client is experiencing edema in the right foot.When assessing the foot,the nurse notes a sore and suspects cellulitis.Which further data will the nurse assess to support the suspicion?
A) BUN and creatinine
B) Breath sounds
C) Blood cultures
D) Redness, pain, and drainage at the site

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A) Classic signs of cellulitis are swelling, pain, redness, and possibly drainage at the site. BUN, creatinine, and blood cultures are ordered by the physician and are not nursing assessments. Breath sounds are not indicated at present, as the infection is in the foot. Blood cultures are ordered by the physician and are not nursing assessments.
B) Classic signs of cellulitis are swelling, pain, redness, and possibly drainage at the site. BUN, creatinine, and blood cultures are ordered by the physician and are not nursing assessments. Breath sounds are not indicated at present, as the infection is in the foot. Blood cultures are ordered by the physician and are not nursing assessments.
C) Classic signs of cellulitis are swelling, pain, redness, and possibly drainage at the site. BUN, creatinine, and blood cultures are ordered by the physician and are not nursing assessments. Breath sounds are not indicated at present, as the infection is in the foot. Blood cultures are ordered by the physician and are not nursing assessments.
D) Classic signs of cellulitis are swelling, pain, redness, and possibly drainage at the site. BUN, creatinine, and blood cultures are ordered by the physician and are not nursing assessments. Breath sounds are not indicated at present, as the infection is in the foot. Blood cultures are ordered by the physician and are not nursing assessments.

A Nurse Is Assessing a Client Who Recently Returned from a Camping