The nurse is obtaining a health history on a newly admitted patient. Which information will alert the nurse to an increased risk for this patient developing an infection? (Select all that apply.)
a. The patient reports having unprotected heterosexual sex in three previous rela-tionships.
b. The patient is employed as a biochemist in a hospital.
c. The patient's income is considered mid-dle-class level.
d. The patient reports getting 4 to 5 hours of sleep per night.
e. The patient is 21% over the suggested normal weight.
A, D, E
This patient's lifestyle habits, insufficient sleep, and being obese increases the chance of devel-oping an infection by the strain placed on the immune system. This patient's occupation and in-come level would not increase the risk for infection.
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