A Patient Who Was Admitted with Possible Septicemia Has Orders

question 2

Multiple Choice

A patient who was admitted with possible septicemia has orders to draw blood cultures. The nurse has correctly drawn blood cultures when

• A) Blood is collected in two separate bottles, one aerobic and the other anaerobic, while the patient's temperature is spiked.
• B) Blood cultures are drawn on admission to the unit and again when febrile.
• C) Two lavender collection tubes of blood have been collected while the patient's temperature is elevated above 101°F.
• D) The patient's blood cultures have been collected using either two anaerobic bottles or two aerobic culture bottles.

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