The infection control nurse is presenting an in-service presentation on infection prevention and control. A participating nurse identifies what patient as most susceptible to acquiring an infec-tion?
a. An 81-year-old patient with a fractured hip
b. A 10-month-old patient with a first-degree burned hand
c. A 40-year-old patient with a recent un-complicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy
d. A 16-year-old athlete with a repair of the medial collateral ligament
A
When a person ages, there are normal physiological changes that influence susceptibility to in-fection. First-degree burns leave the skin intact and do not breach the barrier to infection. Any surgical procedure involves a break in the body's defenses against infection, and procedures such as cholecystectomy and ligament repair pose a risk for infection; however, the age of the patients place them at a lower level of risk.
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