Which of the following patients should the nurse recognize as being at the highest risk for the development of osteomyelitis?
A) A middle-age adult who takes ibuprofen daily for rheumatoid arthritis
B) An elderly patient with an infected pressure ulcer in the sacral area
C) A 17-year-old football player who had orthopedic surgery 6 weeks prior
D) An infant diagnosed with jaundice
Ans: B
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Patients who are at high risk of osteomyelitis include those who are poorly nourished, elderly, and obese. The elderly patient with an infected sacral pressure ulcer is at the greatest risk for the development of osteomyelitis, as this patient has two risk factors: age and the presence of a soft-tissue infection that has the potential to extend into the bone. The patient with rheumatoid arthritis has one risk factor and the infant with jaundice has no identifiable risk factors. The patient 6 weeks postsurgery is beyond the usual window of time for the development of a postoperative surgical wound infection.
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