When caring for a patient receiving long-term therapy with corticosteroids, the nurse would plan care incorporating interventions aimed at preventing what?
A) Allergies
B) Inflammation
C) Infection
D) Anemia
C
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When planning care for a patient taking long-term corticosteroid therapy, the nurse needs to incorporate interventions aimed at reducing risk of infection because the patient's immune system will be suppressed, which places the patient at increased risk. The nurse would not try to prevent the anti-inflammatory effects of the drug. The drug is not associated with causing allergies or anemia.
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