A nurse performing an assessment would correctly identify that a patient has a greater chance of contracting health-care facility-acquired pneumonia if he has
A) Difficulty swallowing.
B) An existing respiratory disease.
C) Poor oral hygiene.
D) Any of the above.

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Difficulty swallowing, an existing respiratory disease, and poor oral hygiene are all risk factors for health-care facility-acquired pneumonia. Therefore, selecting "any of the above" is the correct answer.

A Nurse Performing an Assessment Would Correctly Identify That a Patient