The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving an intravenous antibiotic. The patient has a serum drug trough of 1.5 mcg/mL. The normal trough for this drug is 1.7 mcg/mL to 2.2 mcg/mL. What will the nurse expect the patient to experience?
a. Inadequate drug effects
b. Increased risk for superinfection
c. Minimal adverse effects
d. Slowed onset of action
ANS: A
Low peak levels may indicate that the medication is below the therapeutic level. They do not indicate altered risk for superinfection, a decrease in adverse effects, or a slowed onset of action.
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