In implementing care for an elderly bedridden client,which nursing intervention reflects appropriate action to compensate for normal changes of aging to her immunological system?
A) Turning her every 2 hours to maintain intact skin integrity
B) Administering prophylactic antibiotics
C) Inserting multiple intravenous lines in case fluid resuscitation becomes necessary rapidly
D) Drawing daily laboratory values for complete blood count with differential to analyze for "shift to the left"

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In older adults,the skin is thinner and less resistant to bacterial invasion.Immobile older adults are at high risk for skin breakdown,and the development of wound infections.Antibiotics are not indicated unless there are signs or symptoms of infection.Antibiotics would also not "boost" or compensate for an aging immune system.Multiple intravenous lines place this patient at risk for the development of infection.Any invasive device places the older adult at risk of developing an infection.There is no indication for daily blood draws.In addition,older adults often do not always demonstrate significant changes in laboratory values until they are very ill.

In Implementing Care for an Elderly Bedridden Client,which Nursing Intervention