The nurse plans to assess for candidiasis as a priority intervention for a
a. 60-year-old with a history of bacterial pneumonia.
b. 72-year-old incontinence of urine and feces.
c. 58-year-old with a casted left foot.
d. 90-year-old receiving antihypertensives.
B
Candidiasis is most commonly seen in diaper-clad infants, incontinent patients, and bed-bound individuals and in moisture-prone areas of the body (e.g., skin folds and axillae). The other pa-tients are not as likely to have this disorder as the incontinent patient.
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