The Nurse Would Identify Which Patients as Being at Increased

question 16

Multiple Choice

The nurse would identify which patients as being at increased risk for development of sepsis and septic shock?. Select all that apply.

• A) A patient admitted from a nursing home for treatment of a stage 4 pressure ulcer
• B) A patient with a ruptured viscus who is vomiting bright red blood
• C) A patient who takes methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis
• D) A patient who sustained blunt trauma to the spinal cord
• E) A patient being treated for aplastic anemia