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SGallaher96 · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse is teaching a group of clients about preventing infection. To decrease the chance that a client might become a susceptible host, the nurse should teach the group to:

1. stay out in the sun for 3 hours a day.
2. consume a well-balanced healthy diet.
3. stay inside in the winter.
4. bathe several times a day.

Question 2

The nurse is reviewing the chart of a client who was admitted after experiencing a stroke. The nurse notes that the client was catheterized shortly after admission to the unit. The nurse should monitor the client closely for:

1. symptoms of heart failure.
2. wound infections of pressure sores.
3. urinary tract infection (UTI).
4. constipation.

kaykay69 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: 2

1. Staying out in the sun will not strengthen the immune system.
2. Eating a well-balanced, healthy diet promotes the immune system and helps the client resist infections.
3. Staying inside in the winter does not boost the immune system.
4. Bathing more frequently will not prevent disease; however, frequent handwashing will help.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 3

1. A client who has had a stroke is not necessarily more likely to have heart failure.
2. The client has not had time to develop pressure sores.
3. UTIs are the top nosocomial infections in hospitalized clients, usually due to urinary catheterization.
4. Constipation is a risk down the road but not one day after admission.