A Patient Wants to Know Why He Developed an Infection

question 31

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. With which of the following can the nurse explain to this patient?

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

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