The nurse plans to assess for candidiasis as a priority intervention for a:
A)60-year-old with a history of bacterial pneumonia.
B)72-year-old incontinence of urine and feces.
C)58-year-old with a casted left foot.
D)90-year-old receiving antihypertensives.

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Candidiasis is most commonly seen in diaper-clad infants,incontinent patients,and bed-bound individuals and in moisture-prone areas of the body (e.g. ,skin folds and axillae).The other patients are not as likely to have this disorder as the incontinent patient.

The Nurse Plans to Assess for Candidiasis as a Priority