A nurse has identified an older patient as being at high risk of infection. Which assessment data indicate that priority goals for this diagnosis have been met?
a. The patient remains afebrile.
b. The patient's white blood cells (WBCs) are normal.
c. The patient has no subjective complaints.
d. The patient's mental status is unchanged.
D
Older adults, with their diminished immune system, often do not develop classic signs or symp-toms of infection, so a lack of fever and complaints and a normal white count do not eliminate the possibility the patient has an infection. Older adults frequently tend to have mental status changes with infection, so a normal mental status for the patient is a good sign that goals have been met.
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