A client is admitted with a large draining wound on the leg. What action does the nurse take first?
a. Administer ordered antibiotics.
b. Insert an intravenous line.
c. Give pain medications if needed.
d. Obtain cultures of the leg wound.
ANS: D
The nurse first obtains wound cultures prior to administering broad-spectrum antibiotics. The nurse would need to start the IV prior to giving the antibiotics as they will most likely be parenteral. Pain should be treated but that is not the priority.
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