When giving instructions regarding infection prevention to a patient receiving chemotherapy, the nurse should inform the patient that the highest risk of sustaining infection occurs:
a. during days 1-3 after chemotherapy.
b. during days 5-7 after chemotherapy.
c. during days 10-14 after chemotherapy.
d. the day before the next cycle of chemotherapy begins.
c
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a. Symphysis pubis b. Ischial tuberosities c. Greater trochanters d. Occipital prominence