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Introduction: Infection is a condition that results when disease-causing organisms invade the body, multiply, and cause injury or disease. These disease causing organisms may include bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa.

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Answer to Problem 1SRQ

Correct answer: If an ICU  patient’s  incision becomes infected, it is an example of and HAI. Therefore, option c. is correct.

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Reason for the correct answer:

Option c. is given as “A patient in ICU has an incision that becomes infected”.

The healthcare-associated infection (HAI) is an infection that is acquired during the provision of healthcare. It can be resulted from several sources, such as visitors, infected personnel, other patients, and contaminated drugs, foods, or equipment. As the patient got the infection during the treatment and is in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), it can be considered as an HAI.

Hence, option c. is correct.

Reasons for the incorrect answers:

Option a. is given as “A man has a bladder infection upon hospital admission”.

Bladder infection is not acquired during hospital admission. Thus, this situation does not acquire an HAI. Therefore, option a. is incorrect.

Option b. is given as “An employee contracts hepatitis B from a needle stick”.

The given situation does not acquire an HAI as the employee was not getting treatment in the hospital. Therefore, option b. is incorrect.

Option d. is given as “A baby in the nursery has a congenital herpes infection”.

Nursery is not a healthcare center. Therefore, option d. in incorrect.

Hence, options a., b., and d. are incorrect.

Conclusion

A patient in ICU has an incision that becomes infected and acquires an HAI.

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