The nurse is preparing an educational session on sepsis.Which should the nurse include as a major risk factor for the development of this health problem?

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A) Sepsis is an entire-body inflammatory process. Sepsis is most often the result of gram-positive infections from Staphylococcus and Streptococcus bacteria but may also follow gram-negative bacterial infections such as Pseudomonas, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella. A portal of entry for sepsis is the urinary system. Leukocytosis occurs with sepsis if the client is able to mount an immune response. An elevated temperature is a manifestation of sepsis.
B) Sepsis is an entire-body inflammatory process. Sepsis is most often the result of gram-positive infections from Staphylococcus and Streptococcus bacteria but may also follow gram-negative bacterial infections such as Pseudomonas, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella. A portal of entry for sepsis is the urinary system. Leukocytosis occurs with sepsis if the client is able to mount an immune response. An elevated temperature is a manifestation of sepsis.
C) Sepsis is an entire-body inflammatory process. Sepsis is most often the result of gram-positive infections from Staphylococcus and Streptococcus bacteria but may also follow gram-negative bacterial infections such as Pseudomonas, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella. A portal of entry for sepsis is the urinary system. Leukocytosis occurs with sepsis if the client is able to mount an immune response. An elevated temperature is a manifestation of sepsis.
D) Sepsis is an entire-body inflammatory process. Sepsis is most often the result of gram-positive infections from Staphylococcus and Streptococcus bacteria but may also follow gram-negative bacterial infections such as Pseudomonas, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella. A portal of entry for sepsis is the urinary system. Leukocytosis occurs with sepsis if the client is able to mount an immune response. An elevated temperature is a manifestation of sepsis.

The Nurse Is Preparing an Educational Session on Sepsis