Reference no: EM132501911

The nurse is caring for a 35-year old patient who sustained a penetrating abdominal wound and multiple bruises and contusions in a farming accident. The abdominal wound was very contaminated, but 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 antibiotics 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 affect the patient's immunologic 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. Describe the signs and symptoms that the nurse would be alert for that would signal a systemic infection.