Question

The nurse is caring for a patient hospitalized with pneumonia and symptoms of sepsis, and the provider has ordered intravenous antibiotics and blood cultures to be drawn. When should the nurse administer the *first* dose of the antibiotic?

Accepted Answer

after the blood culture is drawn

Answer

before the blood culture is drawn

Answer

simultaneously with the blood draw

Answer

The order in which the tasks are completed doesn’t matter.

Question 6 - Respiratory Emergencies Practice Test for the CEN