The nurse notes that a client with a Foley catheter has developed a bladder infection. The nurse recognizes this is a type of:
A)
sterile infection.
B)
noninvasive infection.
C)
nosocomial infection.
D)
systemic infection.
C
Explanation:
A)
Nosocomial infections are infections acquired in a health care setting, often secondary to the presence of indwelling urinary catheters.
Analysis
Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
B)
Nosocomial infections are infections acquired in a health care setting, often secondary to the presence of indwelling urinary catheters.
Analysis
Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
C)
Nosocomial infections are infections acquired in a health care setting, often secondary to the presence of indwelling urinary catheters.
Analysis
Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
D)
Nosocomial infections are infections acquired in a health care setting, often secondary to the presence of indwelling urinary catheters.
Analysis
Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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