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The Nurse Is Working for a Postsurgical Unit

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The nurse is working for a postsurgical unit.He is caring for four postsurgical patients,all of whom have been in the hospital for 3 days or more.Which of the following patients should he be most concerned about regarding a health care-associated infection?


A) An asymptomatic elderly patient with bacteria in his urine
B) A middle-aged woman with a white blood cell count of 10,000/mm3
C) A young adult woman who is 1 day postoperative with redness at incision site
D) A middle-aged man with temperature of 101.3° F and complaints of malaise

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