Nursing · Infection Control
After abdominal surgery, a patient is admitted to the surgical ward and develops a fever and cloudy urine after 3 days of catheterization. The nurse suspects a nosocomial infection. Which of the following best defines a nosocomial infection?
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- 1An infection caused by contaminated water sources
- 2An infection acquired within the home environment
- 3An infection acquired during a hospital stay✓
- 4An infection transmitted purely through polluted air
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An infection acquired during a hospital stay
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