What is the client at highest risk for developing a hospital-acquired infection?

A client with an indwelling urinary catheter-rationale: the invasive nature of an indwelling urinary catheter increases the clients risk of a hospital-acquired infection. the nurse must perform careful, frequent catheter care to minimize the clients risk. although the client with a laceration, the client whos taking prednisone, and the client with crohns disease have a risk of infection, the one with an indwelling catheter is at the greatest risk. client needs category: safe, effective care environment client needs subcategory: safety and infection control cognitive level: analysis reference: smeltzer, s.c., et al. brunner & suddarths textbook of medical-surgical nursing,11th ed. philadelphia: lippincott williams & wilkins, 2008, p. 1588.