A Patient with Multisystem Trauma Has Been in the Critical

A patient with multisystem trauma has been in the critical care unit for 2 days.The patient is still intubated and mechanically ventilated and has a chest tube,urinary drainage catheter,nasogastric tube,and two abdominal drains.The nurse understands that immobility places the patient at risk for developing which complication?

A) Pneumonia
B) Infection
C) Venous thromboembolism
D) Fat embolism syndrome

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