Exhibits Select 4 interventions, assessments, and patient education strategies you would use to decrease the risk of a Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) for Mr. Johnson.

Check the patient’s temperature daily.

Keep the surgical dressing in place for the first three post-op days.

Encourage and assist with early ambulation.

Assess the need for the Foley catheter every shift.

Teach and encourage the use of an incentive spirometer.

Monitor laboratory values.