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Which patient statement indicates a need for further discharge teaching that the vocational nurse should address?
Opportunistic Infection
Infection by microorganisms that can cause disease only when a host’s resistance is low.
Microorganism
Minute living organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa, that can be seen only with a microscope.
Endogenous Infection
An infection in which an abnormality or a malfunction in routine body processes causes normally beneficial or harmless microorganisms to become pathogenic.
Asepsis
The absence of bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms to prevent infection, often referred to in a medical or clinical context.
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