A patient has been intubated to receive care in the intensive care unit. The nurse recognizes that the patient is at risk of developing which types of infection?
1. pneumonia
2. urinary tract infection
3. surgical wound infection
4. intravenous site infection
Correct Answer: 1
Hospital-acquired pneumonia accounts for 15% of hospital-acquired infections and is usually associated with ICU stays and mechanical ventilation. There is not enough information to determine if the patient is at risk for developing a urinary tract infection. There is not enough information to determine if the patient has a surgical wound. Although intravenous site infections can occur, the risk for another type of infection is greater for this patient.
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