A nurse is caring for a patient who is recovering in the hospital following orthopedic surgery
The nurse is performing frequent assessments for signs and symptoms of infection in the knowledge that the patient faces a high risk of what infectious complication?
A) Cellulitis
B) Septic arthritis
C) Sepsis
D) Osteomyelitis
Ans: D
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Infection is a risk after any surgery, but it is of particular concern for the postoperative orthopedic patient because of the risk of osteomyelitis. Orthopedic patients do not have an exaggerated risk of cellulitis, sepsis, or septic arthritis when compared to other surgical patients.
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