sphiled (u bescause o 12. The nurse is caring for a 35 -year-old patient who sustained a penetrating abdominal wound and mul tiple bruises and contusions in a farming accident. The abdominal wound was very contaminated, but al action o cleaned before and during surgery. The wound-care specialist has been consulted and has taught the nursing staff how to do the dressing changes. The patient has a peripheral IV and is receiving IV antib. otics and pain medication. The nurse identifies that the patient is at risk for infection. a. Give examples of questions that the nurse could use to collect data about factors that would affer the patient’s immunologic defense mechanisms. b. Explain why this patient is likely to have an inflammatory response and describe the physiologic process that will occur. c. Describe the signs and symptoms that would occur if the patient developed a localized infection at the abdominal wound site or at the IV site. d.
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