When caring for a long-term bedridden obese patient who has a nursing diagnosis of "Risk for infection related to obesity," the nurse should assess for the moist red lesions of Candida albicans, especially on the:
1. scalp, behind the ears.
2. abdominal skin folds.
3. shaft of the penis.
4. sacrum and bony prominences.
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C. albicans appears most often in skin folds.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 1136
OBJ: 2 TOP: Yeast Infection
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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