The nurse recognizes what patient has lost a barrier defense increasing his risk for infection?
A) A 68-year-old man diagnosed with prostate cancer
B) A 24-year-old man diagnosed with partial thickness burns
C) A 13-year-old boy diagnosed with chickenpox
D) A 72-year-old man diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia
B
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A burn patient loses the protective barrier of the skin and is at risk for infection. In a partial thickness burn, the glands of the skin secrete chemicals that destroy many pathogens and also the normal flora that live on the skin. A cancer patient has decreased cellular defenses. The patient with chickenpox and the patient with pneumonia both have a diminished immune defense along with the prostate cancer patient but still are at less risk for infection than the burn patient.
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