The nurse is caring for a patient following a mitral valve repair. Which patient should the charge nurse place in a semiprivate room with this patient?
a. Patient scheduled for a cardiac catheterization
b. Patient from emergency department with community-acquired pneumonia
c. Patient with gastroenteritis
d. Patient with hepatitis C
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A Patients undergoing cardiac surgery are at greater risk for sternal infections and should not be unnecessarily exposed to infectious patients.
B The patients has an infection and would place the current patient at a higher risk for sternal infections.
C The patients has an infection and would place the current patient at a higher risk for sternal infections.
D The patients has an infection and would place the current patient at a higher risk for sternal infections.
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