The nurse discussing potential risk factors of infective endocarditis with a hospitalized patient would include which of the following as a potential risk factor of this disease process?
A) Radiation exposure
B) Prosthetic cardiac valves
C) Sedentary lifestyle
D) Cardiac catheterization
Ans: B
Feedback: Patients who have prosthetic cardiac valves are at high risk for infective endocarditis. Radiation exposure, sedentary lifestyle, and cardiac catheterization, while important for the nurse to note, are not risk factors for infective endocarditis.
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