A client is to be placed on an empiric regimen. How can the nurse BEST define the term empiric for the client?

a. Best guess from the history
b. Prescribed for a specific organism
c. Broad-spectrum antibiotic to cover all organisms
d. Resistance to a drug


a. Best guess from the history
FEEDBACK:
a. The term empiric means "the best guess from the history."
b. The term empiric means the best guess from the history. .
c. The term empiric means "the best guess from the history." .
d. The term empiric means "the best guess from the history." .

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