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 to 2.2 mcg/mL. What will the nurse expect the patient to experience?
A) Inadequate therapeutic effects
B) Increased risk for superinfection
C) Excessive adverse effects
D) Signs of drug toxicity
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