The nurse is preparing four older adult patients for surgery and knows that which client is at highest risk for postoperative pressure wound development?
A. The client who regularly attends the local senior center for socialization and meals and takes diphenhydramine (Benadryl) at night for sleep
B. The client who walks one mile every other day and takes ibuprofen twice a day for arthritis in his knees
C. The client who babysits every day and takes prednisone daily for allergies
D. The client who drives a bus every week and takes fluoxetine (Prozac) for anxiety
Answer: C
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