A Patient Wants to Know Why He Developed an Infection

question 15

Multiple Choice

A patient wants to know why he developed an infection after being cut on the leg with a piece of wood but his friend who was also cut did not. How should the nurse explain this phenomenon to the patient?

• A) "Maybe the wood that cut your friend wasn't dirty and infected."
• B) "You must have an autoimmune disorder."
• C) "The organism found you more susceptible to infection."
• D) "Your friend will get an infection too. It will just occur later."

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