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Patient with invasive lines
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Which action best promotes patient
Which temperature most strongly
1 safety during medication 2
suggests infection?
administration?
Which assessment finding indicates Which patient is at highest risk for
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inflammation rather than infection? developing sepsis?
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Which action best promotes patient Using two patient identifiers
safety during medication
administration?
, Which nursing action reduces fall risk Ensuring a clear path to the bathroom
in hospitalized patients?
Which patient is most at risk for Older adult with an indwelling catheter
infection?
Which finding best differentiates Elevated temperature
infection from colonization?
Which assessment finding indicates Localized redness and swelling
inflammation rather than infection?
How can infection increase fall risk? Weakness and confusion
Which laboratory value is an early Elevated white blood cell count
indicator of infection?
What is the normal adult white blood 4,000-11,000/mm³
cell (WBC) count?
Which white blood cell increases Neutrophils
during bacterial infection?
What does an increased band count Acute bacterial infection
(left shift) indicate?
Which laboratory value suggests Elevated lactate level
worsening sepsis?
What is the normal lactate level? Less than 2 mmol/L
Which temperature most strongly 101.3°F oral
suggests infection?
Why must nurses understand different Routes have different normal ranges
temperature measurement routes?