Question

a nurse provides care for a diverse population of clients on a busy acute medicine unit. which client is likely the most susceptible to infection? a 55 - year - old client who developed acute kidney failure because of poorly controlled diabetes a 70 - year - old client who has been diagnosed with polycythemia (excess red blood cell production) a 39 - year - old client who has been admitted because their hiv has recently developed into aids a 27 - year - old client who was admitted in hyperglycemic crisis (high blood glucose) and who has subsequently been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes

Explanation:

• A client with AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) has a severely compromised immune system due to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) attacking CD4+ T - cells. The immune system's ability to fight off infections is drastically reduced.
• While clients with diabetes (even with complications like acute kidney failure or hyperglycemic crisis) and polycythemia have health issues, their immune - compromising conditions are generally not as severe as that of a client with AIDS in terms of susceptibility to a wide range of infections.

Answer:

a 39 - year - old client who has been admitted because their HIV has recently developed into AIDS.