Of the following client health problems, the nurse realizes the client who is least likely to develop negative nitrogen balance would be the client:
a. with severe burns.
b. recovering from an appendectomy.
c. with a high fever.
d. confined to bed due to severe rheumatoid arthritis.
ANS: B
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