All of the Following Orders Are Received for a Patient

question 21

Multiple Choice

All of the following orders are received for a patient who has just been admitted with probable bacterial pneumonia and sepsis.Which one will the nurse accomplish first?

• A) Obtain blood cultures from two sites.
• B) Give ciprofloxacin (Cipro)400 mg IV.
• C) Send patient to have a chest radiograph.
• D) Administer an aspirin suppository.

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