The nurse caring for several patients on the intermediate care unit considers which of the following patients to be most at risk for developing an infection? A patient with a/an:
a. Centrally venous catheter
b. Indwelling urinary catheter
c. Colostomy
d. Nasoenteric feeding tube
Question 2
In which situation would using standard precautions be adequate? Select all that apply.
a. While interviewing a client with a productive cough
b. While helping a client to perform his own hygiene care
c. While aiding a client to ambulate after surgery
d. While inserting a peripheral intravenous catheter
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The nurse cares for the postop client in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU).
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