A patient with multisystem trauma has been in the critical care unit for 2 days.The patient is still intubated and mechanically ventilated and has a chest tube,urinary drainage catheter,nasogastric tube,and two abdominal drains.The nurse understands that immobility places the patient at risk for developing which complication?

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Trauma patients are at risk for infection because of contaminated wounds,invasive therapeutic and diagnostic catheters,intubation and mechanical ventilation,host susceptibility,and the critical care environment.Nursing management must include interventions to decrease and eliminate the trauma patient's risk of infection.

A Patient with Multisystem Trauma Has Been in the Critical