A client is admitted with pneumonia and endocarditis. During admission, the nurse inserts an indwelling urinary catheter and administers IV fluids. The IV infiltrates and causes a localized thrombophlebitis
After discharge, the client reports symptoms diagnosed as a urinary tract infection attributed to the indwelling urinary catheter. Which of these diagnoses would be considered a healthcare-associated infection? 1. Pneumonia
2. Endocarditis
3. Urinary tract infection
4. Thrombophlebitis
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Rationale 1: A healthcare-associated infection is an infection created by health care delivery. The client's urinary tract infection resulted from the indwelling catheter. The client was admitted with pneumonia and endocarditis, so these were not health care-induced. Thrombophlebitis is not an infection but an inflammation of a blood vessel.
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