Data provided by studies on patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) have influenced the standards of practice for those patients
Which order should the nurse anticipate on the standard orders as a result of initiatives developed through clinical studies? a. Obtaining blood cultures within 4 hours of arrival at the hospital
b. Administering antibiotics within 4 hours of arrival at the hospital
c. Administration of aspirin on arrival to the hospital
d. Administration of oxygen at 4 L per nasal prongs
B
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A Blood cultures need to be obtained prior to administration of antibiotics.
B Administration of antibiotics, along with acting on the information obtained from the blood cultures, is the standard of care developed for patients admitted with CAP.
C This does not apply to CAP standards.
D This does not apply to CAP standards.
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