An 80-Year-Old Patient Is Being Admitted from a Nursing Home

question 21

Multiple Choice

An 80-year-old patient is being admitted from a nursing home for treatment of septic shock. Which assessment finding should the nurse investigate as the most likely source of the sepsis?

• A) A red, flat rash in the perineal area
• B) History of exposure to a daughter who is receiving chemotherapy
• C) Report that several patients at the nursing home have scabies
• D) An indwelling urinary catheter inserted 3 days ago by nursing home personnel

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